Aida Lazkani, Tiba Delespierre, Bernard Bauduceau, Florence Pasquier, Philippe Bertin, Gilles Berrut, Emmanuelle Corruble, Jean Doucet, Bruno Falissard, Francoise Forette, Olivier Hanon, Linda Benattar-Zibi, Celine Piedvache, Laurent Becquemont
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate the total healthcare costs associated with elderly chronic pain (CP) patients, define cost-related factors in this population, and examine cost evolution over two years. METHOD: This is an ancillary study from the CP S.AGE subcohort, including non-institutionalized patients aged over 65 suffering from CP. 1190, 1108, 1042, and 950 patients were reviewed with available healthcare data at follow-up visits at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months, respectively...
August 2015: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology