Direct and indirect costs and cost-driving factors in adults with tuberous sclerosis complex: a multicenter cohort study and a review of the literature

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dc.contributor.authorZöllner, Johann P.
dc.contributor.authorGrau, Janina
dc.contributor.authorRosenow, Felix
dc.contributor.authorSauter, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorKnuf, Markus
dc.contributor.authorKurlemann, Gerhard
dc.contributor.authorMayer, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorHertzberg, Christoph
dc.contributor.authorBertsche, Astrid
dc.contributor.authorImmisch, Ilka
dc.contributor.authorKlein, Karl M.
dc.contributor.authorKnake, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorMarquard, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Sascha
dc.contributor.authorNoda, Anna H.
dc.contributor.authorvon Podewils, Felix
dc.contributor.authorSchäfer, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorThiels, Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorWillems, Laurent M.
dc.contributor.authorZukunft, Bianca
dc.contributor.authorSchubert-Bast, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorStrzelczyk, Adam
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-06T00:03:22Z
dc.date.available2021-06-06T00:03:22Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-02
dc.date.updated2021-06-06T00:03:22Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a monogenetic, multisystem disorder characterized by benign growths due to TSC1 or TSC2 mutations. This German multicenter study estimated the costs and related cost drivers associated with organ manifestations in adults with TSC. Methods A validated, three-month, retrospective questionnaire assessed the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, organ manifestations, direct, indirect, out-of-pocket (OOP), and nursing care-level costs among adult individuals with TSC throughout Germany from a societal perspective (costing year: 2019). Results We enrolled 192 adults with TSC (mean age: 33.4 ± 12.7 years; range: 18–78 years, 51.6% [n = 99] women). Reported TSC disease manifestations included skin (94.8%) and kidney and urinary tract (74%) disorders, epilepsy (72.9%), structural brain defects (67.2%), psychiatric disorders (50.5%), heart and circulatory system disorders (50.5%), and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (11.5%). TSC1 and TSC2 mutations were reported in 16.7% and 25% of respondents, respectively. Mean direct health care costs totaled EUR 6452 (median EUR 1920; 95% confidence interval [CI] EUR 5533–7422) per patient over three months. Medication costs represented the major direct cost category (77% of total direct costs; mean EUR 4953), and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors represented the largest share (68%, EUR 4358). Mean antiseizure drug (ASD) costs were only EUR 415 (6%). Inpatient costs (8%, EUR 518) and outpatient treatment costs (7%; EUR 467) were important further direct cost components. The mean care grade allowance as an approximator of informal nursing care costs was EUR 929 (median EUR 0; 95% CI EUR 780–1083) over three months. Mean indirect costs totaled EUR 3174 (median EUR 0; 95% CI EUR 2503–3840) among working-age individuals (< 67 years in Germany). Multiple regression analyses revealed mTOR inhibitor use and persistent seizures as independent cost-driving factors for total direct costs. Older age and disability were independent cost-driving factors for total indirect costs, whereas epilepsy, psychiatric disease, and disability were independent cost-driving factors for nursing care costs. Conclusions This three-month study revealed substantial direct healthcare, indirect healthcare, and medication costs associated with TSC in Germany. This study highlights the spectrum of organ manifestations and their associated treatment needs in the German healthcare setting. Trial registration: DRKS, DRKS00016045. Registered 01 March 2019, http://www.drks.de/DRKS00016045 .
dc.identifier.citationOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2021 Jun 02;16(1):250
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01838-w
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113473
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/44047
dc.language.rfc3066en
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dc.titleDirect and indirect costs and cost-driving factors in adults with tuberous sclerosis complex: a multicenter cohort study and a review of the literature
dc.typeJournal Article
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