Health Condition 1: Z00-Z99- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
NIL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients who undergo cataract surgery for senile cataract at Dept of Ophthalmology, KMC Manipal - Patients covered under District Blindness Control Society Scheme, Private Health Insurance, and Self-payment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients undergoing cataract surgery as a part of other combined ocular procedures - Postoperative patients that do not consent to be interviewed - Patients who are unwilling to provide complete information/necessary information - Patients with incomplete records
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Proportions of patients using each financial package option (District Blindness Control Society Scheme, Private Health Insurance, and Self-payment patients). - Average out-of-pocket expenditure per patient.Timepoint: - At baseline - On the day of discharge post-procedure - At 8 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Breakdown of OOPE into direct & indirect costs. - Comparison of OOPE across different funding schemes. - Patient satisfaction levels regarding financial aspects of their surgery.Timepoint: - At baseline - On the day of discharge post-procedure - At 8 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Poorvaprabha Patil
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed