The Cost of Ankylosing Spondylitis in the UK Using Linked Routine and Patient-Reported Survey Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis which typically begins in early adulthood and impacts on healthcare resource utilisation and the ability to work. Previous studies examining the cost of AS have relied on patient-reported questionnaires based on recall. This study uses a combination of patient-reported and linked-routine data to examine the cost of AS in Wales, UK.

Methods

Participants in an existing AS cohort study (n = 570) completed questionnaires regarding work status, out-of-pocket expenses, visits to health professionals and disease severity. Participants gave consent for their data to be linked to routine primary and secondary care clinical datasets. Health resource costs were calculated using a bottom-up micro-costing approach

SUBMITTER: Cooksey R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4506082 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature