Economic Burden of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Spain: A Prospective Real-World Data Study (OASIS Study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal lung disease associated with dyspnoea, cough and impaired quality of life affecting around 7500 patients in Spain.

Objective

Our aim was to estimate the economic impact of IPF according to forced vital capacity (FVC) % predicted level in adult patients.

Methods

We conducted a prospective, observational, multicentric study of patients with confirmed IPF in Spain. Total annual IPF-related costs were estimated per patient, and categorised according to the FVC% predicted value (FVC < 50%, FVC 50-80%, FVC > 80%) and total sample. Incurred direct health- and non-health-related costs and indirect costs were calculated considering the IPF-related healthcare resource use and the corresponding unitarian c

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Nieto MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10322761 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature