Abstracts tagged "Economics"

Abstract Number: 1003 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measuring Economic Value of Morning Stiffness; Consistency Over 1 Year
Risto Tuominen, Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Background/Purpose: Economic evaluation of health care activities requires often measuring clinical symptoms and their changes also in monetary terms. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may…
Abstract Number: 1815 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with a Prolonged Hospital Length of Stay for Patients with Acute Gout
Rebecca Sharim¹, Meghan Musselman² and Marissa Blum³, ¹Department of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ²Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Management of gout in the hospital setting has been poor. This study aimed to describe patient characteristics and the treatment patterns of acute gout…
Abstract Number: 1816 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Race, Uric Acid Levels, Urate-Lowering Therapy and Resource Use in Patients with Gout
Kim Coley¹, Melissa Saul² and Karen Pater¹, ¹Pharmacy & Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Gout is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joints and soft tissues. The overall prevalence is increasing…
Abstract Number: 918 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Comorbidities On Measuring Indirect Utility by the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 6D in Lower-Limb Osteoarthritis
Kossar Hosseini¹, Cécile Gaujoux-Viala², Joel Coste³, Jacques Pouchot¹, Bruno Fautrel⁴, Anne-Christine Rat⁵ and Francis Guillemin¹, ¹Université de Lorraine, Paris Descartes University, APEMAC, EA 4360, F- 54 000, France, Nancy, France, ²Rheumatology, Montpellier I University, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France, ³Université de Lorraine, Paris Descartes University, APEMAC, EA 4360, Nancy, France, ⁴Rheumatology, UPMC - Paris 6 University, Paris, France, ⁵Université de Lorraine, Nancy, F-54000, France; Inserm, CIC-EC CIE6, Nancy, F-54000, France; CHU de Nancy, Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation Department, Nancy, F-54000, France; CHU de Nancy, Rheumatology department, Nancy, France
Background/Purpose: Comorbidities refer to chronic co-occuring disorders and are inversely and negatively correlated with HRQoL. Because indirect utility measurement involves HRQoL, comorbidities probably affect utility…
Abstract Number: 910 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Cost-Effectiveness of Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review of Published Literature
Meghan E. Daigle¹, Alexander M. Weinstein¹, Jeffrey N. Katz² and Elena Losina¹, ¹Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Utilization of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has nearly doubled in the last decade. These procedures are increasingly performed in…
Abstract Number: 717 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Results From a Multi-Tiered Item Collection On Linking Systemic Sclerosis to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: A EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research Initiative
Lesley Ann Saketkoo¹, Reuben Escorpizo², Kevin J. Keen³, Kim Fligelstone⁴ and Oliver Distler⁵, ¹LSU Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, LA, ²ICF Research Branch in cooperation with the WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications in Germany (DIMDI), Nottwil, Switzerland, ³Mathematics and Statistics, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada, ⁴Royal Free Hospital, Scleroderma Unit and Scleroderma Society, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) affects multiple organs with complex combinations of disability. Skin fibrosis, ischemic pain, ulceration, arthritis, joint contractures, myopathy and cardiopulmonary, renal as…
Abstract Number: 386 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Costs of Tumor Necrosis Factor Blockers Per Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Using Real-World Drug Data in a US Managed Care Population
Vernon F. Schabert¹, Crystal Watson², George Joseph², Paige Iversen¹, Chakkarin Burudpakdee¹ and David J. Harrison², ¹IMS Health, Alexandria, VA, ²Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: Etanercept (ETN), adalimumab (ADA), and infliximab (INF) are FDA-approved tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-blocker treatments for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are commonly…
Abstract Number: 270 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Drug Combinations in Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Daniel Prieto-Alhambra¹ and Rosa Morros², ¹Internal Medicine; Primary Care; NDORMS Dept; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, URFOA-IMIM, Parc de Salut Mar; Idiap Jordi Gol; University of Oxford; University of Southampton, Barcelona, Spain, ²Primary Care, IDIAP Jordi Gol; Institut Català de la Salut, Spain
TITLE: "Use of drug combinations in patients with osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study."Background/Purpose: Patients affected with osteoarthritis (OA) use different drugs in search for relief.…
Abstract Number: 60 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Burden of Early Arthritis in Latin America: Utility Analysis Using Patient-Level Data From the Argentinian Consortium for Early Arthritis
Christian A. Waimann¹, Gustavo Citera², Hernan Maldonado Ficco³, Oscar L. Rillo⁴, Mariana Benegas⁵, Rafael Chaparro del Moral⁶, Antonio Catalan Pellet⁷, Anastasia Secco⁸, Lucila Marino⁹, Alberto Berman¹⁰, Horacio Berman¹⁰, Ana Lucía Barbaglia¹¹, Juan Carlos Marcos¹², Josefina Marcos¹³, Francisco Caeiro¹⁴, Maria Haye Salinas¹⁵, Ana C. Alvarez¹⁶, Enrique Soriano¹⁷, Zaida Bedran¹⁸, Sergio Paira¹⁹, Federico Ceccato¹⁹, Gabriela Salvatierra²⁰, Ana Quinteros²¹, Emilio Buschiazzo²² and Edson Javier Velozo²³, ¹Rheumatology section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Instituto de Rehabilitacion Psicofisica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital General de Agudos "Dr. E. Tornú", Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Tornu, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Rheumatology Section, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Rheumathology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos aires, Argentina, ⁹Rheumathology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁰Centro Medico Privado de Reumatologia, Tucuman, Argentina, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital Padilla, Tucuman, Argentina, ¹²Rheumatology, Hospital San Martin, La Plata, Argentina, ¹³Rheumatology Unit, HIGA San Martín La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Privado Centro Médico de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, ¹⁵Reumatología, Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Privado, Córdoba, Argentina, ¹⁷Rheumatology Section, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁸Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medical Services, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Hospital Jose Maria Cullen, Santa Fe, Argentina, ²⁰Rheumatology, Centro de enfermedades Reumaticas, Santiago Del Estero, Argentina, ²¹Centro Integral de Reumatología, Tucumán, Argentina, ²²Rheumatology, Hospital Señor del Milagro, Salta, Argentina, ²³Rheumatology, Sanatorio Adventista del Plata, Entre Rios, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is estimated to be one of the leading causes of non-fatal burden in the world. However, data from developing countries including…
Abstract Number: 2509 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness of Training Rural Providers to Perform Joint Injections
Michael J. Battistone¹, Richard E. Nelson², William D. Ashworth³, Andrea Barker³, Marissa Grotzke⁴, Timothy A. Huhtala⁵, Robert Z. Tashjian⁶ and Grant W. Cannon¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Division of Epidemiology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³General Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Division of Endocrinology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Division of General Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Division of Orthopaedics, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) have been established by the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to provide primary care services to veterans living in…
Abstract Number: 2646 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness of Tai Chi Mind-Body Exercise for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
John B. Wong¹ and Chenchen Wang², ¹Medicine/Clinical Decision Making, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Although fibromyalgia is associated with substantial annual direct medical and indirect productivity costs, the cost-effectiveness of treatments for fibromyalgia remains understudied. A randomized…
Abstract Number: 2462 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Projecting the Direct Cost Burden of Osteoarthritis in Canada Using a Population-Based Microsimulation Model From [2010-2031]
Behnam Sharif¹, Jacek A. Kopec², Mushfiqur Rahman³, Nick Bansback⁴, Eric C. Sayre², Philippe Finès⁵, Hubert Wong⁶ and Aslam H. Anis⁴, ¹School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴St. Paul's Hospital, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁶School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6Z 1Y6, Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: POHEM-OA (Population Health Model-Osteoarthritis) is a population-based microsimulation model that uses Canadian Community Health Survey-2001 to generate the initial population and models every individual's…
Abstract Number: 1966 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness of Bazedoxifene Compared with Raloxifene in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women
Mickaël Hiligsmann¹, Wafa Ben Sedrine¹ and J.-Y. Reginster², ¹Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, ²Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Bazedoxifene is a novel selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) in development for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. In addition to the therapeutic value…
Abstract Number: 1829 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost of Etanercept, Adalimumab, and Infliximab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with Employer Provided Health Insurance
Machaon Bonafede¹, Crystal Watson², George Joseph², Nicole Princic¹ and David J. Harrison², ¹Thomson Reuters Healthcare, Cambridge, MA, ²Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors (TNFi) are the mainstay of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with moderate to severe disease. The three most…
Abstract Number: 1830 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Drugs Are the Major Cost Driver of Rheumatoid Arthritis As Soon As the First Year of the Disease: An Economic Analysis Based On the Espoir Cohort Data
Bruno Fautrel¹, Sandy Lucier², Georges Haour², Hassani Maoulida², Stephanie Harvard¹, Alain Saraux³, Xavier Mariette⁴, Francis Guillemin⁵, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski² and Karine Chevreul², ¹Rheumatology / GRC08-EEMOIS, APHP-Pitie Salpetriere Hospital / UPMC, Paris, France, ²APHP - URC Eco, Paris, France, ³Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA 2216), Université Brest Occidentale, Brest, France, ⁴Rheumatology, Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France, ⁵Hopitaux de Brabois, Nancy, France
Background/Purpose: Many studies have explored the economic burden of established RA but few data are available about the determinants of costs in early rheumatoid arthritis…

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