Yabancı Hastaların Hastane Başvurularının Hasta Yatışı ve Maliyet Yönünden Analizi: Retrospektif Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı, turist sağlığı kapsamında sağlık hizmeti alan hastaların hastaneye yatışlarını ve alınan toplam ücretleri kategorik ve sayısal değişkenler üzerinden analiz etmektir. Araçlar ve Yöntem: Bu kapsamda 6206 hasta kaydı analiz edildi. İstatistiksel olarak 2021 ve 2022 yıllarının 2023 ve 2024 yıllarına göre daha düşük olması istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu. Klinik tipi ile hastaneye yatış durumu arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır. Bulgular: Toplam tahsilat ile yaş arasında pozitif ve çok zayıf anlamlı bir ilişki vardı, toplam tahsilat ile hastanede kalış günleri arasında pozitif ve zayıf anlamlı bir ilişki vardı ve cinsiyete göre anlamlı bir fark yoktu. Ameliyat olanların toplam tahsilat miktarının ameliyat olmayanlara göre daha yüksek olması önemlidir. Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, çalışmamızda turistlerden alınan ücretler ile yaş, ameliyat durumu, hastanede kalış süresi ve yıl arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Turistlerin uyruğu ve cinsiyeti ile toplanan toplam ücretler arasında bir ilişki bulunamamıştır. 2021 yılı verileri ve Covid-19 etkisinden üç yıl sonrası veriler üzerinden gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmanın Covid-19 ve sonrası ile ilgili literatüre önemli katkılar sağlaması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

• Turist Sağlığı
• Yabancı Hasta
• Hastane
• Maliyet
• Covid-19

Analysis of Hospital Admissions of Foreign Patients in Terms of Hospitalization and Cost: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Aim: The aim of our study is to analyze the hospitalizations of patients receiving healthcare services within the scope of tourist health and the total fees charged through categorical and numerical variables. Materials and Methods: In this context, 6206 patient records were analyzed. Statistically, it was found statistically significant that 2021 and 2022 were lower than 2023 and 2024. No significant relationship was found between clinic type and hospitalization status. Results: There was a positive and very weak significant relationship between total collections and age, a positive and weak significant relationship between total collections and days of hospitalization, and no significant difference according to gender. It is significant that the total collection amount of those who had surgery was higher than those who did not have surgery. Conclusion: In conclusion, in our study, there was a statistically significant relationship between the fees collected from tourists and age, surgery status, length of hospitalization and year. No relationship was found between the nationality and gender of tourists and the total fees collected. This study, which was conducted on the data of 2021 and three years after the Covid-19 effect, is expected to make significant contributions to the literature on Covid-19 and beyond.

Keywords

• Tourist
• Foreign Patient
• Hospital
• Cost
• Covid-19

Supporting Institution

This study did not receive any financial support from any institution, organization, or funding.

Ethical Statement

The ethics committee was obtained from the Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Ethics Committee Approval: HNEAH-GOAEK/KK/2025/18) of Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital.

Thanks

I would like to thank the staff of Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital for providing data, resources and statistical support during this study.

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