Direct health costs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a multidisciplinary ALS unit in Catalonia (Spain)
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Mora, Toni
Domínguez, Raúl
Assialioui, Abdelilah
Paipa, Andrés
Moreno, Ramon
Corbella, Xavier
Martínez-Yelamos, Antonio
Povedano, Mónica
Data de publicació
2022ISSN
2167-9223
Resum
Our research project computed the direct health costs of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a Spanish multidisciplinary unit and explored the main factors associated. Besides analyzing a context with universal health care provision, we used an administrative health care dataset from the most crucial center unit treating ALS in Catalonia (80% of total patients). Our results show that the direct health cost of caring for an ALS patient in our unit was 5,158€per patient/year. This cost was not influenced by the onset of the disease, sex or age, but it increased if the patient lived near our center since this facilitates the frequency of follow-up visits. Finally, the higher the educational level, the lower the direct health costs.
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Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
61 - Medicina
616.8 - Neurologia. Neuropatologia. Sistema nerviós
Paraules clau
Esclerosi lateral amiotròfica
Economia de la salut
Atenció multidisciplinària de l'ELA
Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica
Economía de la Salud
Atención multidisciplinar de ELA
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Health economics
Multidisciplinary ALS care
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6
Publicat per
Taylor & Francis Group
Publicat a
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration
Citació
Mora, Toni; Domínguez, Raúl; Assialioui, Abdelilah [et al.]. Direct health costs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a multidisciplinary ALS unit in Catalonia (Spain). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 2022, p. 1-6. Disponible en: <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21678421.2022.2080560>. Fecha de acceso: 20 ene. 2023. DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2022.2080560
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