Estimating the economic burden of osteoporotic fractures in a multinational study: a real-world data perspective.

ABSTRACT: Fracture-related costs vary by country. A standardized methodology and presentations were proposed to fairly assess the economic burden of osteoporotic fracture. Results indicated substantial costs of osteoporotic fractures for pharmacy, hospitalization, emergency care, and outpatient visits in women aged ≥ 50 years in Australia, Germany, South Korea, Spain, and the USA.

Purpose

The objective of this multinational, retrospective matched cohort study was to use a standardized methodology across different healthcare systems to estimate the burden of osteoporotic fracture (OF) in women aged ≥ 50 years in Australia, Germany, South Korea, Spain, and the USA.

Methods

Within each country, healthcare resource utilization and direct costs of care were compared between patients with ne

SUBMITTER: Moayyeri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10651531 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature