Associations of Healthcare Utilization and Costs with Increasing Pain and Treatment Intensity Levels in Osteoarthritis Patients: An 18-Year Retrospective Study.

Jove GrahamTonia NovosatHaiyan SunBrian J PiperJoseph A BoscarinoMelissa S KernVanessa A HaydukEric A WrightCraig BeckRebecca L RobinsonEdward CaseyJerry HallPatricia Dorling

Published in: Rheumatology and therapy (2022)

Pain and treatment intensity were both strongly associated with OA-related utilization but not consistently with all-cause utilization. Our results provide promising evidence of better criteria and approaches for predicting disease burden and costs in the future.

Keyphrases

healthcare
chronic pain
end stage renal disease
pain management
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
spinal cord
patient reported
health insurance
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