Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Ganzinger, U; Badelt, C; Vass, K; Strasser-Fuchs, S; Fazekas, F; Berger, T; Dahlke, F.
Health care costs of multiple sclerosis in Austria. Cross-sectional study including consideration of quality of life
NERVENARZT. 2004; 75(10): 1000-1006.
Doi: 10.1007/s00115-004-1732-5
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- Fazekas Franz
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- A retrospective, cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate direct and indirect costs related to multiple sclerosis (MS) in Austria in a representative cohort of patients ( n=895) with typical symptoms. Demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-related data including degree of disability and health-related quality of life as well as consumption of medical and nonmedical resources were recorded and mean total costs per patient and year were calculated (based on 1999 figures). Total direct costs borne by public sources were 15,684 euro per MS patient per year. Overall societal costs increased disproportionately with the progression of the disease, from 12,990 euro per year in patients with mild disability to 69,554 euro per year in patients with severe disability. Increasing disability was reflected by substantial deterioration of health status-related quality of life. Direct costs of MS in Austria are similar to those in other countries.
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- Adult -
- Austria - epidemiology
- Cohort Studies - epidemiology
- Costs and Cost Analysis - methods
- Disability Evaluation - methods
- Female - methods
- Health Care Costs - statistics and numerical data
- Health Resources - economics
- Humans - economics
- Male - economics
- Middle Aged - economics
- Multiple Sclerosis - diagnosis
- Quality of Life - diagnosis
- Retrospective Studies - diagnosis
- Risk Assessment - methods
- Risk Factors - methods
- Severity of Illness Index - methods
- Treatment Outcome - methods
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- multiple sclerosis (MS)
- cost of illness
- quality of life