| Direct medical costs in patients with fibromyalgia: Cost of illness and impact of a brief multidisciplinary treatment program. | |
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PMID: 20975520 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the direct medical costs of clinically diagnosed patients with fibromyalgia with the medical costs of matched controls during a 4-yr period and to assess the impact of a fibromyalgia treatment program on healthcare utilization and associated medical costs. DESIGN: A retrospective comparison of economic outcomes in 87 patients who participated in a fibromyalgia treatment program between 2001 and 2004 and who were local residents for the entire 4-yr period spanning their participation in the program, with age and sex-matched controls. Costs for the 2 yrs before and 2 yrs after program participation were also compared. RESULTS: Four-year medical costs for controls were $7774 compared with $15,759 for those with fibromyalgia. There was no significant change in direct costs after participation in a brief fibromyalgia treatment program. Those with increased symptom severity averaged $2034 higher direct medical costs during the 4-yr period. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with clinically diagnosed fibromyalgia incur direct medical costs about twice that of their matched controls. This increased cost is related to the severity of their symptoms as measured by the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and was not impacted by participation in a brief cognitive behaviorally based fibromyalgia treatment program. |
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Jeffrey M Thompson; Connie A Luedtke; Terry H Oh; Nilay D Shah; Kirsten Hall Long; Susan King; Megan Branda; Randy Swanson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists Volume: 90 ISSN: 1537-7385 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Phys Med Rehabil Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-04 Completed Date: 2011-02-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8803677 Medline TA: Am J Phys Med Rehabil Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 40-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. |
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Ambulatory Care
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economics Case-Control Studies Cost of Illness* Databases as Topic Female Fibromyalgia / diagnosis, economics*, therapy Hospitalization / economics Humans Male Middle Aged Minnesota Occupational Therapy Patient Care Team Patient Education as Topic Physical Therapy Modalities Retrospective Studies Self Care Severity of Illness Index |
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