Disease course and healthcare costs of a cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients from Turkey.

Abstract:

:The objective of the study is to assess the disease course and associated healthcare costs in a cohort of established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in Turkey. The study cohort consisted of 75 RA patients from our outpatient clinic who took part in a previous multicenter study assessing RA-related healthcare costs 6 years ago. In March 2018, we attempted to re-evaluate these patients with the same questionnaire of the previous study enabling us to get information on medication use, comorbidities, and RA-related healthcare costs. We used RAPID-3 for assessing disease activity, HAQ-DI for functional status and EQ-5D for quality of life. Sixty-two (83%) patients were re-evaluated, seven (9.3%) had died and three (4%) were receiving palliative care following major cardiovascular events. Forty-seven (76%) patients had used at least one biologic agent during 79.1 ± 3.3 months after the previous study. At the last evaluation, 34 patients (55%) were on biologics, 22 (35%) were on csDMARDs and 6 (9.6%) were off RA treatment. The mean RAPID3 score (4.3 ± 1.6 SD) was similar to that of the previous study. HAQ-DI (0.69 ± 0.57 SD) and EQ-5D (0.68 ± 0.21 SD) scores showed significant improvement over time. Median direct costs (€2998) were higher than indirect costs (€304). Medication costs were high (€2958). Disease activity remained stable, while functional status and QoL had improved over time. Serious infections and cardiovascular disability are a concern. Medication costs are still the main determinant of RA-related healthcare costs.

journal_name

Rheumatol Int

authors

Ayan G,Esatoglu SN,Hatemi G,Hamuryudan V

doi

10.1007/s00296-020-04574-9

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-07-01 00:00:00

pages

1037-1044

issue

7

eissn

0172-8172

issn

1437-160X

pii

10.1007/s00296-020-04574-9

journal_volume

40

pub_type

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