أطروحة الماجستير للطالبة إيمان العيسي من قسم الصيدلة السريرية

ناقشت بنجاح طالبة الماجستير إيمان طه العيسى من قسم الصيدلة السريرية يوم الخميس الموافق 12/1/2017 م أطروحة الماجستير بعنوان:

  الأثر الاقتصادي للتدخين على موارد الرعاية الصحية في المرضى الذين يعانون من الأمراض المزمنة في الأردن

• The Economic Impact of Smoking on Health Care Resources in Patients with Chronic Diseases in Jordan
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وقد ضمت لجنة المناقشة  الدكتور قيس العيفان رئيساً وعضوية كل من الأستاذ الدكتور كارم الزعبي والدكتورة شروق الطوالبة والدكتور فارس الدحيات كممتحن خارجي. باسم صفحة أصدقاء كلية الصيدلة_ في جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية نبارك للطالبة إيمان العيسى إتمامها درجة الماجستير في الصيدلة السريرية بنجاح وتفوق متمنين لها مزيدا من التقدم.

للإطلاع على ملخص الدراسة

Background: Tobacco smoking is a widely spread phenomenon around the world. Jordan, has a high prevalence of cigarette and waterpipe smoking among Middle Eastern countries and an increasing rate of smoking-related diseases. The burden of chronic diseases in terms of health care expenditures and death is increasing worldwide. Evaluating how smoking impacts health care utilization and expendituresamong patients with chronic diseases in Jordan as a developing country with modest economy and resources will assist in conducting economic evaluations for supporting tobacco control in Jordan.   

Objective: This study aimed to estimate and analyze the impact of smoking on the direct medical expenditures of chronic diseases’ management in Jordan.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients with chronic diseases conducted during August 2016 to November 2016 in KAUH. Demographic, clinical and economic data were collected. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS^TM for Windows and a p value of < 0.05 is defined as statistically significant.

Results: Data were collected from 845 patients having at least one chronic disease (mean age of61 ±10.7 years). Smokers formed 22% of total patients. The total expenditurefor the sample was 1,895,197 JD. Medications were the most expensive healthcare resource used, accounting for 43% of total expenditures, followed by inpatient and outpatient related services (19%). Smokers and former smokers were associated with the highest total expenditures, inpatient expendituresand inpatient and outpatient related services expenditures. However, smokers were associated with the lowest outpatient expendituresand drugs expenditures.