Burden of peripheral arterial disease in Europe and the United States: a patient survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the current study was to quantify the burden of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with respect to health-related quality of life, work productivity and activity impairment, and healthcare resource utilization.

Methods

Data were obtained from the 2010 EU National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS), which included participants from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK (5 EU, N = 57,805) as well as the 2010 US NHWS (N = 75,000). The NHWS is an annual, cross-sectional, self-administered Internet survey which employs a stratified random sampling frame to match the age and gender characteristics of the NHWS sample with known population statistics. Participants who self-reported a diagnosis of PAD were compared with participants who did not self-report a d

SUBMITTER: Marrett E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3854518 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature