Depression Symptoms Evaluated by the PHQ-9 Instrument in Outpatients With Heart Failure in the Atlanta Cardiomyopathy Consortium (TACC) Study: Association With Health Care Resource Utilization and Quality of Life

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. S82-S83
Author(s):  
Vasiliki Georgiopoulou ◽  
Ali A. Azeem ◽  
Song Li ◽  
Catherine N. Marti ◽  
Andreas Kalogeropoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Health Care Resource ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Health Care Resource Utilization ◽  
Study Association

Disability, HRQoL and resource use among chronic and episodic migraineurs: Results from the International Burden of Migraine Study (IBMS)

Cephalalgia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
AM Blumenfeld ◽  
SF Varon ◽  
TK Wilcox ◽  
DC Buse ◽  
AK Kawata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Chronic Migraine ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Episodic Migraine ◽  
Health Care Resource ◽  
Health Care Resource Utilization ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Background: Migraine imposes significant burden on patients, their families and health care systems. In this study, we compared episodic to chronic migraine sufferers to determine if migraine status predicted headache-related disability, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health care resource utilization. Methods: A Web-based survey was administered to panelists from nine countries. Participants were classified as having chronic migraine (CM), episodic migraine (EM) or neither using a validated questionnaire. Data collected and then analyzed included sociodemographics, clinical characteristics, Migraine Disability Assessment, Migraine-Specific Quality of Life v2.1, Patient Health Questionnaire and health care resource utilization. Findings: Of the respondents, 5.7% had CM and 94.3% had EM, with CM patients reporting significantly more severe disability, lower HRQoL, higher levels of anxiety and depression and greater health care resource utilization compared to those with EM. Interpretation: These results provide evidence that will enhance our understanding of the factors driving health care costs and will contribute to development of cost-effective health care strategies.

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