The Impact of Homelessness on Lung Cancer Survival and Healthcare Utilization in the Hungarian Universal Healthcare System
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Source
2.2. Study Sample
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Sample Descriptives
3.2. Healthcare Costs
3.3. Survival
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Cancer ICD 10 Code | Percentage of All Cancer Cases |
---|---|
C34 | 19.8% |
C79 | 6.4% |
C32 | 6.0% |
C78 | 5.9% |
C77 | 4.6% |
C10 | 3.4% |
C53 | 3.1% |
C13 | 2.9% |
C18 | 2.5% |
C67 | 2.5% |
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All | New Lung Cancer Cases | |||
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PEH Sample | Control Sample | PEH Group | Control Group | |
Total (N/%) | 11,857 (17%) | 59,285 (83%) | 233 (36%) | 408 (64%) |
Males (N/%) | 9095 (77%) | 45,475 (77%) | 196 (82%) | 372 (85%) |
Females (N/%) | 2762 (23%) | 13,810 (23%) | 43 (18%) | 68 (15%) |
Age in 2015 (mean ± SD) | 43 (±12) | 43 (±12) | 53 (±7) | 55 (±7) |
Males | 44 (±12) | 44 (±12) | 53 (±7) | 56 (±7) |
Females | 41 (±12) | 41 (±12) | 53 (±6) | 53 (±6) |
Age at C34 diagnosis (mean ± SD) | - | - | 56 (±7) | 58 (±7) |
Males | - | - | 56 (±7) | 58 (±7) |
Females | - | - | 56 (±6) | 56 (±6) |
Number of years registered as homeless (mean ± SD) | 2.1 (±1.5) | - | 1.9 (±1.3) | - |
Percentage of time registered as homeless (mean ± SD) | 33% (±25) | - | 40% (±29) | - |
Homelessness Length Index (HLI, N/%): | ||||
HLI 1 | 8095 (68% †) | - | 138 (59% ‡) | - |
HLI 2 | 2292 (19% †) | - | 52 (22% ‡) | - |
HLI 3 | 1470 (12% †) | - | 43 (19% ‡) | - |
HUF | EUR | PPP EUR | Difference PEH vs. Control | Percentage of Total Costs | |||||
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PEH | Control | PEH | Control | PEH | Control | PEH | Control | ||
Average C34 associated total healthcare costs per patient | 1,136,568 | 2,115,777 | 3564 | 6635 | 12,052 | 22,436 | −46% | 100% | 100% |
Average C34 associated total healthcare costs per patient year | 675,562 | 1,276,978 | 2119 | 4004 | 7163 | 13,541 | −47% | 100% | 100% |
Average C34 associated inpatient costs per patient year | 295,223 | 366,925 | 926 | 1151 | 3131 | 3890 | −20% | 44% | 29% |
Average C34 associated pharmaceuticals costs per patient year | 19,119 | 100,084 | 60 | 314 | 203 | 1,061 | −81% | 3% | 8% |
Average C34 associated outpatient costs per patient year | 15,008 | 26,245 | 47 | 82 | 159 | 278 | −43% | 2% | 2% |
Average C34 associated radio-diagnostics costs per patient year | 15,410 | 29,328 | 48 | 92 | 163 | 311 | −47% | 2% | 2% |
Average C34 associated other costs per patient year | 330,802 | 754,397 | 1037 | 2366 | 3508 | 8000 | −56% | 49% | 59% |
CPH | HR (95% CI) | |||||
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Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 | |
Age at diagnosis | 1.03 (1.01–1.05) * | 1.03 (1.01–1.05) * | 1.03 (1.01–1.05) * | 1.03 (1.02–1.05) * | 1.04 (1.02–1.05) * | 1.03 (1.02–1.05) * |
Female sex | 0.83 (0.63–1.02) | 0.83 (0.63–1.02) | 0.83 (0.63–1.01) | 0.88 (0.67–1.16) | 0.89 (0.67–1.18) | 0.92 (0.69–1.21) |
Homelessness yes/no | - | 1.02 (0.99–1.47) | - | - | - | - |
Homelessness in years | - | - | 0.99 (0.91–1.07) | - | - | - |
HLI | ||||||
1 | - | - | - | 0.96 (0.75–1.24) | 0.98 (0.76–1.26) | 1.03 (0.80–1.32) |
2 | - | - | - | 1.59 (1.18–2.16) * | 1.51 (1.11–2.05) * | 1.47 (1.08–2.00) * |
3 | - | - | - | 1.66 (1.15–2.41) * | 1.50 (1.03–2.18) * | 1.47 (1.01–2.14) * |
Total annualized lung cancer associated healthcare costs (per HUF 100,000) | - | - | - | - | 0.97 (0.96–0.98) * | 0.97 (0.96–0.98) * |
Metastatic cancer | - | - | - | - | - | 2.37 (1.92–2.93) * |
Concordance index | 0.563 | 0.565 | 0.563 | 0.584 | 0.675 | 0.690 |
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Heilig, D.; Szabó, Á.; Fadgyas-Freyler, P.; Simon, J. The Impact of Homelessness on Lung Cancer Survival and Healthcare Utilization in the Hungarian Universal Healthcare System. Cancers 2025, 17, 1158. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17071158
Heilig D, Szabó Á, Fadgyas-Freyler P, Simon J. The Impact of Homelessness on Lung Cancer Survival and Healthcare Utilization in the Hungarian Universal Healthcare System. Cancers. 2025; 17(7):1158. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17071158
Chicago/Turabian StyleHeilig, Daniel, Ákos Szabó, Petra Fadgyas-Freyler, and Judit Simon. 2025. "The Impact of Homelessness on Lung Cancer Survival and Healthcare Utilization in the Hungarian Universal Healthcare System" Cancers 17, no. 7: 1158. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17071158
APA StyleHeilig, D., Szabó, Á., Fadgyas-Freyler, P., & Simon, J. (2025). The Impact of Homelessness on Lung Cancer Survival and Healthcare Utilization in the Hungarian Universal Healthcare System. Cancers, 17(7), 1158. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17071158