Gesundheitsökonomische Aspekte einer langen Diagnoseverzögerung bei Endometriose
This study investigated the health economic aspects of long diagnostic delays in endometriosis, finding that costs are driven more by reduced productivity than increased healthcare utilization.
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This German health economics study analyzed data from the EndoCost trial to evaluate the financial impact of delayed endometriosis diagnosis, using a five-year threshold for significant delay. The researchers found that women with prolonged diagnostic delays underwent more laparoscopies, received longer hormone therapies, and had more frequent medical contacts, resulting in direct healthcare costs more than double those of patients diagnosed earlier. Although there were no significant differences in indirect costs related to work absenteeism or disability between the groups, younger age at symptom onset was identified as a key factor contributing to diagnostic postponement. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically focusing on the economic burden and healthcare resource utilization associated with long diagnostic delays in this patient population.
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