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Real-world health care services utilization associated with the management of patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma in Spain: the CharisMMa study

Abstract: Background: Most patients with multiple myeloma (MM) relapse or become refractory, resulting in high health care costs. However, real-world data regarding the utilization of health care services among the relapsed/refractory MM (RRMM) population are scarce. Methods: Observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study of the utilization of health care services by RRMM patients who had relapsed within the previous 6 months in Spain in a real-world setting. Data were collected from the clinical records and during a single structured interview and included sociodemographic and clinical characteristics at last relapse, the treatment and health care services nature, and were presented using descriptive statistics. Results: The 276 patients enrolled (53.3% males), with a mean [SD] age of 67.4 [10.5] years, had experienced their most recent relapse a median (IQR) of 1.61 (0.74, 3.14) months before entering the study. Patients lived a median (IQR) of 9.0 (3.0, 30.0) km away from the hospital and visited the hospital a median (IQR) of 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) times/month to receive treatment for their most recent relapse. They spent a median (IQR) of 15.84 (5.0, 42.0) euros/month on transportation. Since their most recent relapse, most patients had been admitted to a hospital unit (n = 155, 56.2%), had required ?1 diagnostic tests (n = 227, 82.2%), and had consulted the hematologist (n = 270, 97.8%) a mean (SD) of 5.5 (5.4) times. In half of the visits, patients were accompanied by an actively working caregiver (n = 112, 54.4%). Conclusions: RRMM treatments are associated with a high utilization of health care services and pose a significant burden for patients and caregivers.

 Fuente: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia, 2023, 23(10), e341-e347

 Editorial: Elsevier

 Año de publicación: 2023

 Nº de páginas: 7

 Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista

 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2023.07.006

 ISSN: 2152-2650,2152-2669

 Url de la publicación: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clml.2023.07.006

Autoría

CARMEN MARIA MONTES GAISAN

BUSTAMANTE, GABRIELA

GARZÓN, SEBASTIÁN

GONZÁLEZ, ESTHER

PÉREZ-PERSONA, ERNESTO

GONZÁLEZ-CALLE, VERÓNICA

SIRVENT, MAIALEN

ARGUIÑANO, JOSÉ M.

GONZÁLEZ, YOLANDA

RÍOS, RAFAEL

MIGUEL, DUNIA DE

GRANDE, MARTA

FERNÁNDEZ-NISTAL, ALONSO

NAVES, ANDREA

ROSIÑOL, LAURA