The Economic Burden of Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors Among Employed Workforce in the United States
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2021
Objective
To assess the economic burden of tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) among US employed workforce.
Methods
Patients with TGCT medical claims (N = 1395) and matched controls (1:10) without TGCT claims (N = 13,950) were identified from the OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. database (January 1, 1999 to March 31, 2017). Adjusted regression models were used to compare healthcare resource utilization, time lost from work, and associated costs between cohorts.
Results
In patients with TGCT, the rates of inpatient admissions, emergency room visits, outpatient visits, and work loss days were 2.8, 1.5, 2.2, and 2.6 times those of matched controls, respectively (all P < 0.001). Total annual all-cause healthcare costs and work loss-related costs were $9368 and $2708 higher for TGCT patients than for matched controls, respectively (all P < 0.001).
Conclusions
TGCT was associated with a significant healthcare and work loss burden on US employers.
Authors
Lin F, Ionescu-Ittu R, Pivneva I, Wynant W, Shi S, Wu EQ, Kwong WJ, Abraham JA