[Use of resources and costs associated with non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroid treatment in asthma].
In: Semergen, Jg. 44 (2018), Heft 1, S. 13-22
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Objective: To estimate adherence to asthma treatment with inhaled corticosteroid in clinical daily practice, and its relationship with exacerbations, as well as its use of resources and costs.
Material and Methods: An observational, retrospective study using the electronic medical records of the Badalona Health Service provider. The study included patients≥15 years old with a confirmed diagnosed of asthma, and who initiated treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid between January 2010 and December 2011. The follow-up period was 24 months. Adherence to treatment was measured using the medication possession ratio. Two groups were established: adherent (ADH; medication possession ratio≥80%) and non-adherent (non-ADH; medication possession ratio<80%) patients. The main demographic and clinical variables, including exacerbations, were collected, along with the healthcare and non-healthcare (days of absence from work) resource use, and costs.
Results: The study included a total of 2,303 patients, with a mean age of 48.6 years, and 64.3% females. Just over half (52.6%) of the patients had moderate persistent asthma, and 51.0% of patients adhered to treatment. In the non-ADH patients, 63.4% suffered at least one exacerbation in the follow-up period, compared with 37.4% of the adherent patients (P<.001). The non-ADH patients also consumed a higher percentage of healthcare resources in Primary Care (22.5 vs. 17.4%), secondary care (3.3 vs. 2.5%), and emergency visits (1.4 vs. 0.2%) during the follow-up period (P<.001 in all cases). No statistical significance differences were observed in the days of absence from work. Mean annual cost of non-ADH patients was 1,431€/patient, compared with 722€/patient (P<.001) of ADH patients.
Conclusion: Lack of adherence was associated with an increase in exacerbation rates, as well as healthcare resource consumption and costs.
(Copyright © 2017 Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN). Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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[Use of resources and costs associated with non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroid treatment in asthma].
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sicras-Mainar, A ; Huerta, A ; Sánchez, D ; Navarro-Artieda, R |
Zeitschrift: | Semergen, Jg. 44 (2018), Heft 1, S. 13-22 |
Veröffentlichung: | <2000->: Madrid : Elsever España, : Saned, S.A. ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Madrid : Saned, S.A., [1996-, 2018 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1578-8865 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.semerg.2017.03.005 |
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