The Economic Cost of Patients With Migraine Headache Referred to Specialist Clinics.
Headache
; 58(2): 287-294, 2018 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To conduct a cost of illness study to estimate the economic impact of referring people with headache to specialists.BACKGROUND:
Headache is one of the commonest health conditions affecting individuals in society.METHODS:
Participants formed a convenience sample and were recruited from specialist headache clinics across London. Self-report data on service use over a 4-month period and lost employment were provided. These data were used to estimate economic costs. Predictors of cost were identified using multivariate analyses.RESULTS:
The mean (standard deviation) service costs for the 4-month period was £857 (£845). The mean total cost (including lost employment) was £6588 (£11,982) with costs of informal care accounting for 74% of this figure. Total costs were on average £1079 higher for a unit increase on the headache impact test scale (P < .001; 95% CI £330 to £1784).CONCLUSIONS:
Costs of headache are high, and increase with severity of symptoms. The annual cost to the country for those referred to specialists is estimated at £835 million.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Encaminhamento e Consulta
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Especialização
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Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença
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Transtornos de Enxaqueca
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article