The Impact of Bleeding Disorders on the Socioeconomic Status of Adult Patients.
HAMOSTASEOLOGIE(2018)
Abstract
The impact of inherited bleeding disorders on the socioeconomic status (SES) of affected individuals is not clear. The SES of adult patients with congenital bleeding disorders (PWBD) from a centre in Germany (age 42.3 ± 15.0 years) was compared to that of a gender- and age-matched control group of patients with thrombophilia or a thrombotic event (PWT). Patients completed a questionnaire including aspects of SES, impact of the disease on their lives, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Forty-five patients were enrolled in each group; 71 % of PBWD had a severe form of the bleeding disorder (FVIII/IX activity < 1 % or VWD type 3), and 60 % of all PWBD were treated on-demand. PWBD had a lower monthly income ( = 0.029) and a worse occupational status ( = 0.047) than PWT, but there was no difference regarding the project-specific SES index. PWBD also reported a worse HRQoL in the physical summary component score of the SF-36 ( < 0.001). More PWBD (69.8 %) reported a high impact of the disease on their lives than PWT (33.3 %, < 0.001). In summary, PWBD had a worse occupational status, monthly income, health behaviour, HRQoL, and impact of the disease on their lives compared to PWT, but not a significantly different SES in general.
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Key words
haemophilia,von Willebrand disease,socioeconomic status,quality of life,outcomes
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