Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (May 2014)

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

  • Celica Ysrraelit,
  • Fernando Caceres,
  • Andres Villa,
  • Marcela Parada Marcilla,
  • Jorge Blanche,
  • Marcos Burgos,
  • Ignacio Casas Parera,
  • Oscar Colombo,
  • Ernesto Crespo,
  • Norma Deri,
  • Patricio Labal,
  • Monica Maluendez,
  • Alejandra Martinez,
  • Mario Melcon,
  • Pedro Nofal,
  • Edgardo Reich,
  • Vladimiro Sinay,
  • Adriana Tarulla,
  • Santiago Vetere,
  • Andres Barboza,
  • Roberto Rey,
  • Margarita Moreno,
  • Alejandra Bacile,
  • Juan I. Rojas,
  • Gaston Kuperman,
  • Mercedes Resk,
  • Gustavo Seifer,
  • Gerardo Machinicki,
  • Jorge Cuneo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0004-282X20140016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 72, no. 5
pp. 337 – 343

Abstract

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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 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.

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