Indirect Economic Burden of Sickle Cell Disease

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to quantify the indirect costs of sickle cell disease in the United States.

METHODS: Adult patients from a sickle cell disease clinic at an urban academic healthcare system completed an adapted Institute for Medical Technology Assessment Productivity Cost Questionnaire related to the impact of their disorder on absenteeism, presenteeism, ability to contribute through unpaid work outside of employment, and other aspects of life. Additional data were collected from patient records about each participant's genotype, total hemoglobin level, and pain level.

RESULTS: Of the 192 individuals, 187 who completed the survey reported experiencing vaso-occlusive crisis pain events during the last year that negatively affected their productivity at work and in daily roles. Three-fourths of respondents reported impairment in their ability to complete everyday tasks, such as caring for children, running errands, doing housework, shopping for groceries, and volunteer (unpaid) work. Only 30% of respondents reported being employed or self-employed. Of those employed, estimated costs of absenteeism and presenteeism attributable to pain events averaged $15 103 per person annually. Estimated total annual losses in unpaid work productivity averaged $3 145 862 for the study respondents and another $2 870 652 for their caregivers.

CONCLUSIONS: Sickle cell disease affected the work productivity, nonwork productivity, and the daily lives of adults seen with the disorder in an academic medical center.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - 24(2021), 8 vom: 10. Aug., Seite 1095-1101

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Holdford, David [VerfasserIn]
Vendetti, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Sop, Daniel M [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Shirley [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Wally R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anemia
Cost of illness
Costs and cost analysis
Economics
Health expenditures
Hemoglobins
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sickle cell

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.01.2022

Date Revised 11.01.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jval.2021.02.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329170813