Patients with multiple sclerosis: a burden and cost of illness study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disease negatively impacting patients' physical, psychological and social well-being with a significant economic burden.

Objectives

The study estimates MS burden and cost of illness in Italy from a societal perspective in 2019.

Methods

Information on the impact of the disease on daily activities, symptoms, employment, resource utilization and the role of caregivers was collected through questionnaires completed by 944 patients and caregivers. Results were stratified according to both disease severity and payer. Mean costs and overall costs were extrapolated from the sample to the Italian MS population considering published distribution of severity.

Results

The study showed a

SUBMITTER: Battaglia MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9124746 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature