TY - JOUR
T1 - Current costs of heart failure in Portugal and expected increases due to population aging
AU - Gouveia, Miguel Rebordão de Almeida
AU - Ascenção, Raquel Maria Sousa e Silva
AU - Fiorentino, Francesca
AU - Costa, João Nuno Marques Parracho Guerra da
AU - Broeiro-Gonçalves, Paula Maria
AU - Fonseca, Cândida
AU - Borges, Margarida de Fátima Palma Feria
N1 - Copyright © 2019 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Heart failure (HF) is a growing public health problem. This study estimates the current and future costs of HF in mainland Portugal.METHODS: Costs were estimated based on prevalence and from a societal perspective. The annual costs of HF included direct costs (resource consumption) and indirect costs (productivity losses). Estimates were mostly based on data from the Diagnosis-Related Groups database, real-world data from primary care, and the opinions of an expert panel. Costs were estimated for 2014 and, taking population aging into account, changes were forecast up to 2036.RESULTS: Direct costs in 2014 were €299 million (39% for hospitalizations, 24% for medicines, 17% for exams and tests, 16% for consultations, and the rest for other needs, including emergencies and long-term care). Indirect costs were €106 million (16% for absenteeism and 84% for reduced employment). Between 2014 and 2036, due to demographic dynamics, total costs will increase from €405 to €503 million. Per capita costs are estimated to rise by 34%, which is higher than the increase in total costs (+24%), due to the expected reduction in the resident population.CONCLUSIONS: HF currently has a significant economic impact, representing around 2.6% of total public health expenditure, and this is expected to increase in the future. This should be taken into account by health policy makers, alerting them to the need for resource management in order to mitigate the impact of this disease.
AB - INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Heart failure (HF) is a growing public health problem. This study estimates the current and future costs of HF in mainland Portugal.METHODS: Costs were estimated based on prevalence and from a societal perspective. The annual costs of HF included direct costs (resource consumption) and indirect costs (productivity losses). Estimates were mostly based on data from the Diagnosis-Related Groups database, real-world data from primary care, and the opinions of an expert panel. Costs were estimated for 2014 and, taking population aging into account, changes were forecast up to 2036.RESULTS: Direct costs in 2014 were €299 million (39% for hospitalizations, 24% for medicines, 17% for exams and tests, 16% for consultations, and the rest for other needs, including emergencies and long-term care). Indirect costs were €106 million (16% for absenteeism and 84% for reduced employment). Between 2014 and 2036, due to demographic dynamics, total costs will increase from €405 to €503 million. Per capita costs are estimated to rise by 34%, which is higher than the increase in total costs (+24%), due to the expected reduction in the resident population.CONCLUSIONS: HF currently has a significant economic impact, representing around 2.6% of total public health expenditure, and this is expected to increase in the future. This should be taken into account by health policy makers, alerting them to the need for resource management in order to mitigate the impact of this disease.
U2 - 10.1016/j.repc.2019.09.006
DO - 10.1016/j.repc.2019.09.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 31973946
SN - 0870-2551
VL - 39
SP - 3
EP - 11
JO - Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
JF - Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
IS - 1
ER -
