Croatian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Croatian Medical Association
Abstract
Zdravstveni sustav u Hrvatskoj reumatologiju prepoznaje kao subdjelatnost unutar osnovnih djelatnosti fizikalne medicine i rehabilitacije i interne medicine. Liječnici subspecijalisti reumatologije zdravstvenu zaštitu provode na sekundarnoj i tercijarnoj razini zdravstvene djelatnosti kroz ambulantno i bolničko liječenje.
Cilj rada bio je analizirati korištenje bolničke i ambulantne zdravstvene zaštite osoba u dobi od 18 do 65 godina oboljelih od RA, PA i AS u Hrvatskoj tijekom 2009. i 2010. godine.
Uspoređujući podatke o korištenju zdravstvene zaštite tijekom 2010 godine s podacima za 2009. godinu utvrđeno je blago smanjenje broja slučajeva bolničkog liječenja (-4,8%), kao i troškova tog oblika liječenja, dok je istovremeno utvrđeno povećanje broja bolesnika koji koriste ambulantnu zdravstvenu zaštitu (ambulantno liječenje za 0,9% i ambulantna fizikalna terapija za 7,9%).main activities of physical and rehabilitation medicine and subspecialty internal medicine. Physicians with subspecialty in rheumatology provide health care at the secondary and tertiary level of health care through outpatient and inpatient (hospital) treatment. The aim of the study was to analyze the use of hospital and outpatient treatment of patients aged 18-65 with diagnosed RA, PA and AS in Croatia during 2009 and 2010. Comparing the data on the use of health care during 2010 with data for 2009, a slight decrease in the number of cases of hospitalization was found (-4.8%), as well as the cost of this form of treatment, while at the same time the number of patients using ambulatory health care was increased (outpatient ambulatory treatment for 0.9% and physical therapy for 7.9%)
