Müller, Svenja; Ständer, Sonja; Naatz, Mandy; Augustin, Matthias; Steinke, Sabine: Cost-effectiveness and Quality of Specialized and Routine Care in a German Cohort of Patients with Chronic Pruritus. In: Acta Derm Venereol. vol. 103, nr. adv4868, 1-7.
Online-Ausgabe in bonndoc: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/11002
@article{handle:20.500.11811/11002,
author = {{Svenja Müller} and {Sonja Ständer} and {Mandy Naatz} and {Matthias Augustin} and {Sabine Steinke}},
title = {Cost-effectiveness and Quality of Specialized and Routine Care in a German Cohort of Patients with Chronic Pruritus},
publisher = {Medical Journals Sweden},
year = 2023,
month = apr,

journal = {Acta Derm Venereol},
volume = vol. 103,
number = nr. adv4868,
pages = 1--7,
note = {Chronic pruritus is a prevalent interdisciplinary symptom with a strong influence on health-related quality of life. Patients need extensive diagnostics and long-term treatment. This retrospective and prospective cohort study compared routine and university-based specialized care in terms of cost-effectiveness and patient benefit. Direct medical and non-medical costs and patient-reported outcomes (PRO; pruritus intensity, quality of life, treatment needs and benefits) were assessed. Data analyses were conducted using descriptive methods and non-parametric statistical tests. A total of 300 adult patients (54.3% female) participated in the study. Six months after the treatment start in a specialized German pruritus care unit, the total costs were significantly reduced (mean total costs 686 € vs 433 € per patient per half year (total cohort); p <  0.001; mean out-of-pocket costs 198 € vs 124 € per half year (total cohort), p <  0.001). Pruritus intensity (numerical rating scale 5.3 vs 3.7, p < 0.001), quality of life (Dermatology Life Quality Index 8.9 vs 5.7, p < 0.001) and patient benefit (Patient Benefit Index Pruritus 1.2 vs 2.1, p < 0.001) improved significantly (total cohort). The results of this study show, that treatment of chronic pruritus patients in a specialized itch centre leads to an improvement in patient benefit and reduces the economic burden at the same time.},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/11002}
}

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