HealthSWEDE: costs with sublingual immunotherapy-a Swedish questionnaire study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to compare the health-economic consequences for allergic rhinitis (AR) patients treated with sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) in terms of direct and indirect costs with a reference population of patients receiving standard of care pharmacological therapy.

Methods

Primary objective was to analyse the health-economic consequences of SLIT for grass pollen allergy in Sweden vs reference group waiting for subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT). A questionnaire was mailed to two groups of AR patients.

Results

The questionnaire was distributed to 548 patients, 307 with SLIT and 241 in reference group (waiting for SCIT). Response rate was 53.8%. Mean annual costs were higher for reference patients than SLIT group; € 3907 (SD 426

SUBMITTER: Olsson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8183062 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature