Service use and costs for people with headache: a UK primary care study

McCrone, Paul, Seed, Paul T., Dowson, Andrew J., Clark, Lucy V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7162-0512, Goldstein, Laura H., Morgan, Myfanwy and Ridsdale, Leone (2011) Service use and costs for people with headache: a UK primary care study. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 12. 617–623. ISSN 1129-2369

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Abstract

This paper aims to estimate the service and social costs of headache presenting in primary care and to identify predictors of headache costs. Patients were recruited from GP practices in England and service use and lost employment recorded. Predictors of cost were identified using regression models. Service and social costs were available on 288 and 282 patients, respectively. Average service costs over 3 months were £117 whilst total costs (including lost production) were £582. Patients referred to neurologists had service costs that were £82 higher than those not referred (90% CI £36–£128). Costs including lost employment were higher by £150, but this was not significant (90% CI -£139–£439). The annual mean service and social costs, weighted to represent population rates of referral, were £468 and £2328, respectively. Higher costs were significantly related to pain. Age was linked to higher service costs and lower social costs. The figures extrapolated to the whole of the UK suggest £956 million due to service use and £4.8 billion including lost employment. These are likely to be underestimates because many people experiencing headaches do not consult their GP.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	economics,costs analysis,primary care,headache
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
Related URLs:	http://thejournalofheadacheandpain.sprin...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	09 Aug 2017 05:06
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2024 14:59
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/64403
DOI:	10.1007/s10194-011-0362-0

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