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Quality of life and resource utilization-Swedish data from the Care of Late-Stage Parkinsonism (CLaSP) study

M. Norlin, Jenny ; Hjalte, Frida ; Kruse, Christopher ; Dodel, Richard ; Rosqvist, Kristina LU and Odin, Per LU orcid (2022) In Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 145(6). p.743-752
Abstract

Background: Few studies have investigated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), resource use and costs in patients with late-stage Parkinson's disease (PD), and data from the Swedish setting are scarce. Objectives: First, we analyse the HRQoL in late-stage PD in Sweden. Second, we analyse the resource use and costs per severity level. Third, we analyse the relationship between costs and physician- and patient reported-outcome measures. Materials and methods: The study was based on Swedish data from the Care of Late-Stage Parkinsonism (CLaSP) study. The costs of healthcare contacts, drugs, formal and informal care, and productivity loss were collected over three months. Assessments at baseline were used for outcomes (EQ-5D, Hoehn... (More)

Background: Few studies have investigated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), resource use and costs in patients with late-stage Parkinson's disease (PD), and data from the Swedish setting are scarce. Objectives: First, we analyse the HRQoL in late-stage PD in Sweden. Second, we analyse the resource use and costs per severity level. Third, we analyse the relationship between costs and physician- and patient reported-outcome measures. Materials and methods: The study was based on Swedish data from the Care of Late-Stage Parkinsonism (CLaSP) study. The costs of healthcare contacts, drugs, formal and informal care, and productivity loss were collected over three months. Assessments at baseline were used for outcomes (EQ-5D, Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y), Schwab and England Scale, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale subscales (UPDRS) and Non-Motor Symptoms Scale (NMSS)). Costs were estimated in € 2016. Results: In total, 106 patients were included. The mean EQ-5D score in the total group was 0.24 (±0.33). The mean total cost excluding informal care per patient in the three-month period was approximately €14,097 (BCa 95% CI €12,007 and €16,039). Professional care accounted for the largest share (75 percent) of the total costs. The EQ-5D, H&Y, Schwab and England Scale, and NMSS were statistically significant predicting factors for total costs. Conclusion: Patients with late-stage PD are a vulnerable patient group that is costly to society and the impairment in patients’ HRQoL is immense. Thus, healthcare decision-makers should optimize the organization and provision of healthcare for these patients.

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cost of illness, late-stage Parkinson's disease, quality of life, Sweden
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Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
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145
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6
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Wiley-Blackwell
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0001-6314
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10.1111/ane.13611
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  author       = {{M. Norlin, Jenny and Hjalte, Frida and Kruse, Christopher and Dodel, Richard and Rosqvist, Kristina and Odin, Per}},
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  title        = {{Quality of life and resource utilization-Swedish data from the Care of Late-Stage Parkinsonism (CLaSP) study}},
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