Document 1825
 DOCN  M94A1825
 TI    The Support House: cost of effective alternative assistance in Brazil.
 DT    9412
 AU    Scapini R; Silva J; Scapolan V; Leonardo C; Pinto W; Centro de
       Referencia/AIDS Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):442 (abstract no. PD0378). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370750
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To show costs of an effective alternative assistance in
       Brazil where the social and economic problems are severe. METHODS: 243
       GIV patients maintenance costs were researched in a communitarian
       domiciliate system from nov/88 to dec/93 at Brenda Lee Support House
       (NGO that works with AIDS patients) all of them with severe social
       problems. RESULTS: The mean time of permanence in the house were 145.62
       days; 1.5 internation occured, with a mean time of 24 days. Cost per
       patient/mo: US$ 43. Total cost per patient:US$ 2,100. From this cost:
       23.3% for alimentation; 5.7% for higienical material; 33.5% for
       maintenance; 37.4% for payroll 15 employees. CONCLUSIONS: This Support
       House give adequate nutritional and emotional care to these patients
       reducing the number of internations as well as the treatment cost.
       Without this social alternative the natural way would be a traditional
       internation that raises budget costs of the treatment, makes the
       internation too much longer, causing problems to the patient and to the
       local Health Care System.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ECONOMICS  Brazil  Human
       Residential Facilities/*ECONOMICS  *Social Support  MEETING ABSTRACT

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