Societal burden and quality of life in patients with Lisfranc Injuries
•Current economic evaluation studies are scarce in Lisfranc fracture research and only investigate healthcare costs.•The results indicate improvement in quality of life. However, they still show a significant impact on short- and long-term quality of life.•The study sample of the present study had a...
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| Published in: | Injury Vol. 54; no. 10; p. 110913 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Netherlands
Elsevier Ltd
01-10-2023
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| Summary: | •Current economic evaluation studies are scarce in Lisfranc fracture research and only investigate healthcare costs.•The results indicate improvement in quality of life. However, they still show a significant impact on short- and long-term quality of life.•The study sample of the present study had a relatively lower monetary burden of disease at baseline than the average Dutch patient.•The mean total societal costs in the first 6 months after injury were €17,083.64 per patient.•More research using the societal perspective is necessary into the burden of disease in Lisfranc injuries.
The incidence of Lisfranc fractures is rising, along with the incidence of foot fractures in general. These injuries can lead to long-term healthcare use and societal costs. Current economic evaluation studies are scarce in Lisfranc fracture research, and only investigate the healthcare costs. The aim of the present study was to accurately measure the monetary societal burden of disease and quality of life in the first 6 months after the injury in patients with Lisfranc fractures in the Netherlands.
This study used a prevalence-based, bottom-up approach. Patients were included through thirteen medical centres in the Netherlands. Both stable and unstable injuries were included. The societal perspective was used. The costs were measured at baseline, 12 weeks and 6 months using the iMTA MCQ and PCQ questionnaires. Reference prices were used for valuation. Quality-of-life was measured using the EQ-5D-5 L and VAS scores.
214 patients were included. The mean age was 45.9 years, and 24.3% of patients had comorbidities. The baseline questionnaires yielded approximately €2023 as the total societal costs in the 3 months prior to injury. The follow-up questionnaires and surgery costs assessment yielded approximately €17,083 as the total costs in the first 6 months after injury. Of these costs, approximately two thirds could be attributed to productivity losses. The EQ-5D-5 L found a mean index value of 0.449 at baseline and an index value of 0.737 at the 6-month follow-up.
The total monetary societal costs in the first 6 months after injury are approximately €17,083. Approximately two thirds of these costs can be attributed to productivity losses. These costs appear to be somewhat higher than those found in other studies. However, these studies only included the healthcare costs. Furthermore, the baseline costs indicate relatively low healthcare usage before the injury compared to the average Dutch patient. The mean QoL index was 0.462 at baseline and 0.737 at 6 months, indicating a rise in QoL after treatment as well as a long-lasting impact on QoL. To our knowledge, this is only the first study investigating the societal costs of Lisfranc injuries, so more research is needed. |
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| ISSN: | 0020-1383 1879-0267 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.injury.2023.110913 |