Cost-of-illness of leg ulcers in the community.

Abstract:

:Leg ulcer management is complex, time-consuming and of high socio-economic importance. Data on cost-of-illness in leg ulcer care are sparse. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-of-illness in leg ulcer treatment in the metropolitan area of Hamburg. About 147 institutions involved in wound care participated in a cross-sectional study. Patients consecutively recruited underwent a standardised interview and clinical examination. Main economic outcomes were direct, indirect and intangible costs from a societal perspective. Five hundred and two patients with a mean age of 71 years and mean wound duration of 9 years were enrolled. Annual total costs summed up to a mean of 9060€ /patient/year (8288€ direct, 772€ indirect costs). Direct costs carried by statutory health insurances amounted to 7680€ , patients themselves paid on average 607€. Leg ulcer is associated with high costs for health insurances, patients and the society. Exploratory predictor analyses suggest that early, interprofessional disease-management could lower treatment costs.

journal_name

Int Wound J

authors

Augustin M,Brocatti LK,Rustenbach SJ,Schäfer I,Herberger K

doi

10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01089.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-06-01 00:00:00

pages

283-92

issue

3

eissn

1742-4801

issn

1742-481X

journal_volume

11

pub_type

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