Disability Weights for Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Fractures in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Korea is expected to become an ultra-aged society, in which the elderly population will account for more than 20% of the total population, after 2025. Thus, the social costs due to osteoporotic fractures are expected to increase. Therefore, this study aimed to measure disability weights (DWs) of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in Korea.

Methods

The scenarios were developed to standardize the severity of 6 health statuses: osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures including wrist, hip, post-hip, vertebral, and post-vertebral fracture. The values for these 6 health statuses were sought via a person trade-off (PTO) approach. We measured the value by PTO and we calculated it to DW of 6 health statuses. Three clinical expertise panels of 33 experts were establish

SUBMITTER: Bae G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6561851 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature