Interní Med. 2003; 5(11): 12-13

Socioekonomické aspekty migrény

MUDr. Petr Dočekal
Neurologická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha

Keywords: migraine, therapy, economics.

Published: December 31, 2003  Show citation

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Dočekal P. Socioekonomické aspekty migrény. Interní Med. 2003;5(11):12-13.

Migréna je primární rekurentní cefalgie s prevalencí kolem 12 % (6 % u mužů a 18 % u žen). Onemocnění život pacienta neohrožuje, ale výrazně kvalitu jeho života zhoršuje. Vzhledem k tomu, že se jedná o celoživotní onemocnění, s maximem obtíží v produktivním věku, má migréna výrazný ekonomický dopad i pro společnost. Dle socioekonomických studií, provedených v posledních 10 letech v USA a EU, tvoří přímé ekonomické náklady za léčebnou péči jen menší část celkových nákladů. Nepřímé náklady v podobě zameškaných pracovních dní tyto přímé náklady výrazně převyšují. Mimo to -skryté nepřímé náklady- v podobě snížené pracovní výkonnosti migrenika během záchvatu převyšují součet přímých i nepřímých nákladů, zmíněných výše. Moderní specifická léčba migrény sníží přímé náklady na léčbu migrény více než o jednu třetinu. V České republice zatím jakékoli údaje tohoto typu chybí, ale vzhledem k přibližně shodné prevalenci migrény v Čechách se zeměmi EU lze extrapolovat tato fakta i pro ČR.

Socioeconomic aspects of migraine

Migraine is primary recurrent cephalgia with prevalence around 12 % (6 % in men and 18 % in women). This is not life threatening condition, but significantly limits the quality of life. With regard to the fact, that this is life lasting disease with maximum of complaints during productive age, migraine renders major economic impact for society. According to socioeconomic studies conducted in last 10 years in the USA and EU the direct economic expenses covering management and therapy are only minor part of overall operating costs. The indirect expenses in the form of missed working days go considerably beyond these direct costs. Besides that, -hidden indirect expenses- in the form of lesser work productivity of a patient during the bout of migraine overreach total of direct and indirect costs mentioned above. Up to date specific therapy of migraine has been bringing down direct expenses of migraine treatment more than about one third. In the Czech Republic we lack these data, but as regards to the same prevalence of migraine in Czech Republic compared to EU these figures could be extrapolated for us to.

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