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Differences in medical costs between TCM users and TCM nonusers in inpatients with thalassemia by Zhaoran Han; Hanlin Nie; Zhengwei Huang; Zegui Tuo; Sisi Chen; Yong Ma; Xuefeng Shi is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background Thalassemia has brought serious health threats and economic burdens to patients worldwide. There is no sovereign remedy for thalassemia, both conventional and Traditional Medicine (TM) methods have certain effects on this disease. As typical of TM, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been widely used in the treatment of thalassemia. Previous studies mainly focused on conventional treatments for thalassemia and patients’ medical burden, but no research has examined the effects of TCM use on the economic burdens for thalassemia inpatients in mainland China. The main objective of this study is to compare the medical cost differences between TCM users and TCM nonusers, furtherly, we will discuss the role of TCM use in the treatment of thalassemia. ## Methods We employed the 2010–2016 Medicare claims database provided by the China Health Insurance Research Association (CHIRA). Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests were used to analyze the differences between TCM users and TCM nonusers. Multiple regression analysis was performed using the ordinary least squares method to compare the TCM users’ inpatient medical cost with TCM nonusers’, and to further examine the correlation

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Author

Zhaoran Han; Hanlin Nie; Zhengwei Huang; Zegui Tuo; Sisi Chen; Yong Ma; Xuefeng Shi

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)