Abstracts tagged "Economics"

Abstract Number: 1344 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Optimal Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Selection For Biological Treatment From Pharmacoeconomic Perspectives Based On The Institute Of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis (IORRA) Cohort
Eiichi Tanaka¹, Eisuke Inoue², Yoko Shimizu³, Akiko Kobayashi², Naoki Sugimoto², Daisuke Hoshi², Kumi Shidara², Eri Sato³, Yohei Seto², Ayako Nakajima⁴, Shigeki Momohara², Atsuo Taniguchi² and Hisashi Yamanaka³, ¹Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: With the recent introduction of biological DMARDs, the economic burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment has increased. Previous studies evaluated the cost-effectiveness of biologics,…
Abstract Number: 992 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Promise Of Behavioral Economics: Delay Discounting and Physical Activity In Patients With Musculoskeletal Diseases
Elena Losina¹, Yan Dong¹, Stephanie Chen², Ran Schwarzkopf³, Laurel Donnell-Fink⁴, David Lerner² and Jeffrey N. Katz⁵, ¹Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Orthopedics and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Orthopedics, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Despite strong evidence that physical activity (PA) is associated with better quality of life, less pain and better functional status in persons with musculoskeletal…
Abstract Number: 993 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Analysis Of Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty In The United Kingdom
Mireia Raluy¹, Michael Schoenfeld², Dimitra Lambrelli¹, Meng Wang³, Ning Wu⁴, Shih-Yin Chen⁴ and Russel Burge², ¹Health Economics, United BioSource Corporation, London, United Kingdom, ²Global Health Outcomes, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ³Economic Analysis and Solutions, United BioSource Corporation, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Economic Analysis and Solutions, United BioSource Corporation, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Elective total knee arthroplasty (eTkA) is among the most commonly performed surgical procedures. The typical reasons for eTkA are pain and decreased quality of…
Abstract Number: 996 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors and Modeling of Costs in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jonas Eriksson¹, Thomas Frisell², Johan Askling³ and Martin Neovius¹, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Costs in RA are substantial with 2-3 times higher mean annual costs than in the general population, but with a skewed cost distribution.[1] As…
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: 1004 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Two Rituximab Based Therapeutic Regimens For Longstanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Luca Quartuccio¹, Rossella Di Bidino², Matteo Ruggeri³, Domenico Biasi⁴, Franco Schiavon⁵, Leonardo Punzi⁶, Silvano Adami⁷, Americo Cicchetti³ and Salvatore De Vita⁸, ¹Rheumatology Clinic, DSMB, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ²HTA Unit, “A.Gemelli” Teaching Hospital, Rome, Italy, ³Faculty of Economics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Clinic, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁶University of Padova, Rheumatology Unit, Padova, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology, DSMB, University Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
Background/Purpose: socioeconomic costs of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are very high. Biologic therapies with different biologic targets are now available for moderate to severe RA, and…
Abstract Number: 1008 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Analysis Of Direct Medical Costs For Systemic Sclerosis Patients: A Population-Based Study
Natalie McCormick¹, Carlo A. Marra², Eric C. Sayre³ and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁴, ¹Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Pharm Sciences, Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have considerable morbidity which may be associated with high health resource utilization. Studies on health use and costs are…
Abstract Number: 827 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Utility Of a One-Year Coaching Program For Healthy Physical Activity In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Nina Brodin^1,2, Malin Lohela Karlsson³, Emma Swärdh² and Christina H. Opava⁴, ¹Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Physiotherapy, Dandeyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, SE 14183 Huddinge, Sweden, ³Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Intervention and Implementation Research Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physical Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Economic evaluations of interventions, as a complement to the effect evaluation, intend to inform decision makers about whether an intervention provides good value for…
Abstract Number: 379 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoporotic Fracture and Post-Operative Clinical and Cost Outcomes In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From Two UK Inception Cohorts
Elena Nikiphorou¹, Lewis Carpenter², Josh Dixey³, Peter Williams⁴, Patrick D. Kiely⁵, David Walsh⁶, Richard Williams⁷ and Adam Young⁸, ¹Research Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL and Rheumatology Department, St Albans City Hospital, ERAS, St Albans City Hospital & University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Lifespan & Chronic Illness Research, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology Dept, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁷Rheumatology, County Hospital, Hereford, United Kingdom, ⁸Rheumatology, ERAS, St Albans City Hospital, St Albans, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The risk of osteoporotic fracture is known to be high in RA. Yet less is known about RA related predictive factors for this…
Abstract Number: 2849 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Medication Adherence and Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Fibromyalgia: Combination Medication Versus Duloxetine, Pregabalin, and Milnacipran Initiators
Nicole Marlow¹, Kit Simpson², James Zoller² and E. Baron Short³, ¹Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: The combined use of prescription drugs (Rx) with complementary mechanisms of action has been described for treating fibromyalgia (FM). We examined medication adherence and…
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…
Abstract Number: 1831 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment with Biologic Agents Using the IORRA Cohort Database
Eiichi Tanaka¹, Eisuke Inoue², Daisuke Hoshi³, Akiko Kobayashi², Naoki Sugimoto², Kumi Shidara², Eri Sato³, Yasushi Inoue³, Yohei Seto², Ayako Nakajima⁴, Shigeki Momohara³, Atsuo Taniguchi² and Hisashi Yamanaka³, ¹Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory disorder, causes a significant decrease in quality of life. Recently developed biologic agents (BAs) have caused a considerable…
Abstract Number: 1833 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Healthcare Costs in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Newly Initiated On a Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug or Methotrexate
Frank Zhang¹, Robert Hiscock² and Jeffrey R. Curtis³, ¹Pricing and Market Access, I&I, Celgene Corporation, Warren, NJ, ²Analysis Group, Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Several treatment options are available for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients (pts). The healthcare cost associated with the management of PsA pts varies depending on…

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