The direct costs of multiple sclerosis-study in the Czech Republic

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00179906:_____/18:10384939 RIV/62690094:18450/18:50014697

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3551-7" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3551-7</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3551-7" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10072-018-3551-7</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The direct costs of multiple sclerosis-study in the Czech Republic

Original language description

BackgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that is often disabling and for which there is currently no cure, though disease-modifying treatment is now available. The aim of this study is to describe the current values of the direct costs of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Czech Republic.MethodsAttention is focused on direct medical costs. The costs were monitored in the Czech Republic among 5673 patients in the period between 2011 and 2015. These costs included complex, special and targeted visits at the neurologist, blood collection and the costs of hospitalisation. The results refer to the diagnoses according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The attention is focused on MS G35 (NS; brain stem; spinal cord; disseminated; generalised).ResultsThe average total direct costs per patient per year are 4838.1 Euro. Not every patient has to be hospitalised during the year, and not every patient has prescribed medication. According to the above data, 12% of patients are hospitalised and 55% of patients are prescribed medication. The minimum average cost per patient without medication and hospitalisation is 54.1 Euro.ConclusionCost evaluation across countries is difficult due to the different evidence. If only selected direct costs considered in this study are compared, the absolute economics burden increases over time. The only statistically significant difference in the average price and the time spent is between 2012 and 2013, where the correlation value is 0.597.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30103 - Neurosciences (including psychophysiology)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Neurological Sciences

ISSN

1590-1874

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

39

Issue of the periodical within the volume

12

Country of publishing house

IT - ITALY

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

2115-2121

UT code for WoS article

000452518300012

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85053373870