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A Systematic Review of the Economic Burden of Type 2 Diabetes in Malaysia

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  • Kurubaran Ganasegeran

    (Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia)

  • Chee Peng Hor

    (Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia
    Department of Medicine, Kepala Batas Hospital, Penang 13200, Malaysia
    Institute for Clinical Research, National Institutes of Health, Selangor 40170, Malaysia)

  • Mohd Fadzly Amar Jamil

    (Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia)

  • Hong Chuan Loh

    (Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia)

  • Juliana Mohd Noor

    (Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia)

  • Norshahida Abdul Hamid

    (Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia)

  • Purnima Devi Suppiah

    (Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia)

  • Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf

    (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitiy Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia)

  • Alan Swee Hock Ch’ng

    (Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia
    Medical Department, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Penang 13700, Malaysia)

  • Irene Looi

    (Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia
    Medical Department, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Penang 13700, Malaysia)

Abstract

Diabetes causes significant disabilities, reduced quality of life and mortality that imposes huge economic burden on societies and governments worldwide. Malaysia suffers a high diabetes burden in Asia, but the magnitude of healthcare expenditures documented to aid national health policy decision-making is limited. This systematic review aimed to document the economic burden of diabetes in Malaysia, and identify the factors associated with cost burden and the methods used to evaluate costs. Studies conducted between 2000 and 2019 were retrieved using three international databases (PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE) and one local database (MyCite), as well as manual searches. Peer reviewed research articles in English and Malay on economic evaluations of adult type 2 diabetes conducted in Malaysia were included. The review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020151857), reported according to PRISMA and used a quality checklist adapted for cost of illness studies. Data were extracted using a data extraction sheet that included study characteristics, total costs, different costing methods and a scoring system to assess the quality of studies reviewed. The review identified twelve eligible studies that conducted cost evaluations of type 2 diabetes in Malaysia. Variation exists in the costs and methods used in these studies. For direct costs, four studies evaluated costs related to complications and drugs, and two studies were related to outpatient and inpatient costs each. Indirect and intangible costs were estimated in one study. Four studies estimated capital and recurrent costs. The estimated total annual cost of diabetes in Malaysia was approximately USD 600 million. Age, type of hospitals or health provider, length of inpatient stay and frequency of outpatient visits were significantly associated with costs. The most frequent epidemiological approach employed was prevalence-based ( n = 10), while cost analysis was the most common costing approach used. The current review offers the first documented evidence on cost estimates of diabetes in Malaysia.

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  • Kurubaran Ganasegeran & Chee Peng Hor & Mohd Fadzly Amar Jamil & Hong Chuan Loh & Juliana Mohd Noor & Norshahida Abdul Hamid & Purnima Devi Suppiah & Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf & Alan Swee Hock Ch’ng & Ir, 2020. "A Systematic Review of the Economic Burden of Type 2 Diabetes in Malaysia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-23, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:16:p:5723-:d:396132
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