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JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
卷 38, 期 4, 页码 658-666出版社
J RHEUMATOL PUBL CO
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100482
关键词
HEALTHCARE COSTS; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX
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资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [QNT 78341]
- Arthritis Centre of Excellence, University of Toronto
- Lupus Canada
- Lupus Ontario
- Lupus Foundation of Ontario
- BC Lupus as well as the Arthritis and Autoimmune Research Centre Foundation
- The Smythe Foundation
- Dance for the Cure
- Flare for Fashion
- Singer Family Fund for Lupus Research
Objective. To compare the healthcare cost and loss of productivity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with (LN) and without lupus nephritis (lupus nephritis-negative, LNN). Method. Patients were classified into those with active (ALN and ALNN) and inactive disease (ILN and ILNN). Patients reported on visits to healthcare professionals and use of diagnostic tests, medications, assistive devices, alternative treatments, hospital emergency visits, surgical procedures, and hospitalizations as well as loss of productivity in the 4 weeks preceding enrollment. Results. Enrollment was 141 patients, 79 with LN and 62 LNN. Patients with LN were more likely to visit rheumatologists and nephrologists, undergo diagnostic tests, and had higher costs for medications than patients who were LNN. The annual healthcare cost averaged $CAN 12597 +/- 9946 for patients with LN and $10,585 +/- 13,149 for patients who were LNN, a difference of $2012 (95% CI -$2075, $6100). Patients with ALN had more diagnostic tests and surgical procedures, contributing to a significantly higher annual direct cost ($14,224 +/- 10,265) compared to patients with ILN ($9142 +/- 8419) and a difference of $5082 (95% CI $591, $9573). The healthcare cost was not different between patients with ALNN and patients with ILNN. In patients with LN and patients who were LNN, < 50% were employed and on average missed 6.5-9 days of work per month. The loss of productivity was significantly higher for caregivers of patients with LN than caregivers of patients who were LNN. Conclusion. Healthcare cost and loss of productivity were similar between patients with LN and patients who were LNN; the loss of productivity for caregivers is higher for patients with LN; and the healthcare cost is greater in ALN than in ILN. (First Release Dec 15 2010; J Rheumatol 2011;38:658-66; doi:10.3899/jrheum.100482)
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