ENCOMS: Argentinian survey in cost of illness and unmet needs in multiple sclerosis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Celica Ysrraelit¹  Fernando Caceres¹  Andres Villa¹  Marcela Parada Marcilla¹  Jorge Blanche¹  Marcos Burgos¹  Ignacio Casas Parera¹  Oscar Colombo¹  Ernesto Crespo¹  Norma Deri¹  Patricio Labal¹  Monica Maluendez¹  Alejandra Martinez¹  Mario Melcon¹  Pedro Nofal¹  Edgardo Reich¹  Vladimiro Sinay¹  Adriana Tarulla¹  Santiago Vetere¹  Andres Barboza¹  Roberto Rey¹  Margarita Moreno¹  Alejandra Bacile¹  Juan I. Rojas¹  Gaston Kuperman¹  Mercedes Resk¹  Gustavo Seifer¹  Gerardo Machinicki¹  Jorge Cuneo¹ 

关键词: multiple sclerosis;    costs;    cost-of-illness;    Argentina;    Latin America;    esclerosis múltiple;    costos;    enfermedad;    Argentina;    Latino-América;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0004-282X20140016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of the study was to assess the cost of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in Argentina categorized by disease severity using a societal perspective.Method:Cross-sectional study including MS patients from 21 MS centers in 12 cities of Argentina. Patients were stratified by disease severity using the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) (group 1 with EDSS score between 0 and 3; group 2 with EDSS >3 and <7; group 3 with EDSS ≥7). Direct and indirect costs were analyzed for the second quarter of 2012 from public sources and converted to US Dollars.Results:266 patients were included. Mean annual cost per MS patient was USD 36,025 (95%CI 31,985-38,068) for patients with an EDSS between 0-3; USD 40,705 (95%CI 37,199-46,300) for patients with EDSS >3 and <7, and USD 50,712 (95%CI 47,825-62,104) for patients with EDSS ≥7.Conclusions:This is the first Argentine study evaluating the costs of MS considering disease severity.

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