ENCOMS: Argentinian survey in cost of illness and unmet needs in multiple sclerosis

• Autor(a) principal: Ysrraelit,Celica
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Caceres,Fernando, Villa,Andres, Marcilla,Marcela Parada, Blanche,Jorge, Burgos,Marcos, Parera,Ignacio Casas, Colombo,Oscar, Crespo,Ernesto, Deri,Norma, Labal,Patricio, Maluendez,Monica, Martinez,Alejandra, Melcon,Mario, Nofal,Pedro, Reich,Edgardo, Sinay,Vladimiro, Tarulla,Adriana, Vetere,Santiago, Barboza,Andres, Rey,Roberto, Moreno,Margarita, Bacile,Alejandra, Rojas,Juan I., Kuperman,Gaston, Resk,Mercedes, Seifer,Gustavo, Machinicki,Gerardo, Cuneo,Jorge
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000500337
• topic: multiple sclerosis; costs; cost-of-illness; Argentina; Latin America

The objective of the study was to assess the cost of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in Argentina categorized by disease severity using a societal perspective.Method:Cross-sectional study including MS patients from 21 MS centers in 12 cities of Argentina. Patients were stratified by disease severity using the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) (group 1 with EDSS score between 0 and 3; group 2 with EDSS >3 and <7; group 3 with EDSS ≥7). Direct and indirect costs were analyzed for the second quarter of 2012 from public sources and converted to US Dollars.Results:266 patients were included. Mean annual cost per MS patient was USD 36,025 (95%CI 31,985-38,068) for patients with an EDSS between 0-3; USD 40,705 (95%CI 37,199-46,300) for patients with EDSS >3 and <7, and USD 50,712 (95%CI 47,825-62,104) for patients with EDSS ≥7.Conclusions:This is the first Argentine study evaluating the costs of MS considering disease severity.