Economic and Humanistic Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From the US National Survey Data 2018-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to estimate the economic and humanistic burden among US adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods

This study analyzed results from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey from 2018 to 2020. Adults (aged ≥18 years) self-reporting with RA or with the presence of the International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision clinical modification codes were identified. Healthcare expenditures (inpatient care, outpatient care, emergency department, office visits, prescription medications, home health, and others) were measured. The Short Form 12 Health Survey physical component summary (PCS), mental component summary (MCS), activities of daily living (ADL), and instrumental ADL (IADL) were measured. Two-part models assessed the incremental increase in t

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11557984 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature