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Kitschen A, Wahidie D, Meyer D, Rau LM, Ruhe AK, Wager J, Zernikow B, Sauerland D. Cost-of-illness and Economic Evaluation of Interventions in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review. Clin J Pain 2024; 40:306-319. [PMID: 38268231 PMCID: PMC11005676 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Chronic pain in children and adolescents (CPCA) is widespread with an increasing prevalence. It is associated with a decreased quality of life and an increased parental work loss. Accordingly, CPCA may pose a substantial economic burden for patients, health care payers, and society. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to synthesize (1) the results of existing cost-of-illness studies (COIs) for CPCA and (2) the evidence of economic evaluations (EEs) of interventions for CPCA. METHODS The systematic literature search was conducted in EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, NHS EED, and HTA Database until February 2023. Title, abstract, and full-text screening were conducted by 2 researchers. Original articles reporting costs related to CPCA published in English or German were included. Study characteristics, cost components, and costs were extracted. The quality of studies was assessed using standardized tools. All costs were adjusted to 2020 purchasing power parity US dollars (PPP-USD). RESULTS Fifteen COIs and 10 EEs were included. The mean annual direct costs of CPCA ranged from PPP-USD 603 to PPP-USD 16,271, with outpatient services accounting for the largest share. The mean annual indirect costs ranged from PPP-USD 92 to PPP-USD 12,721. All EEs reported a decrease in overall costs in treated patients. DISCUSSION The methodology across studies was heterogeneous limiting the comparability. However, it is concluded that CPCA is associated with high overall costs, which were reduced in all EEs. From a health-economic perspective, efforts should address the prevention and early detection of CPCA followed by specialized pain treatment.
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- Anne Kitschen
- Chair for Institutional Economics and Health Policy, Department of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
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- Department for Human Medicine, Health Services Research, Faculty of Health
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- Department of Children´s Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
- PedScience Research Institute
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- Department of Children´s Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
- German Paediatric Pain Centre, Children’s and Adolescents’ Hospital, Datteln, Germany
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- Department of Children´s Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
- German Paediatric Pain Centre, Children’s and Adolescents’ Hospital, Datteln, Germany
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- Department of Children´s Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
- PedScience Research Institute
- German Paediatric Pain Centre, Children’s and Adolescents’ Hospital, Datteln, Germany
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- Department of Children´s Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
- PedScience Research Institute
- German Paediatric Pain Centre, Children’s and Adolescents’ Hospital, Datteln, Germany
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- Chair for Institutional Economics and Health Policy, Department of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
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Katsuki M, Matsumori Y, Ichihara T, Yamada Y, Kawamura S, Kashiwagi K, Koh A, Goto T, Kaneko K, Wada N, Yamagishi F. Treatment Patterns for and Characteristics of Headache in Children and Adolescents Aged 6-17 Years in Japan: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis of Health Insurance Claims Data. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:96. [PMID: 38255711 PMCID: PMC10820976 DOI: 10.3390/life14010096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the prescription patterns for patients aged 6-17 years with headaches in the REZULT database. METHODS We cross-sectionally investigated (Study 1) the pattern of prescription and the proportion of triptan overprescription (≥30 tablets/90 d of triptans) among patients diagnosed with headaches in 2020. Next, we longitudinally studied patients (Study 2) for more than two years from the initial headache diagnosis (July 2010 to April 2022). The number of prescribed tablets was counted every 90 days. RESULTS In Study 1, headache diagnoses were assigned to 62,568 of 543,628 (11.51%) patients, and 1524 of 62,568 (2.44%) patients received acute medication. Single nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and triptans were prescribed to 620/624 (99.36%) and 5/624 (0.80%) of patients aged 6-11 years, respectively, and 827/900 (91.89%) and 91/900 (10.11%) of patients aged 12-17 years, respectively. Triptan overprescription was observed in 11/96 (11.46%) patients, and 5/11 (45.45%) of those patients received prophylactic medication. In Study 2, 80,756/845,470 (9.55%) patients aged 6-17 years were diagnosed with headaches that persisted for at least two years. Over two years, 44/80,756 (0.05%) patients were overprescribed triptans, and 3408/80,756 (4.22%) patients were prescribed prophylaxis on at least one occasion. CONCLUSIONS Based on real-world data, the appropriate use of prophylactic treatment is still problematic. Overprescription of triptans was observed, although the number of patients was small.
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- Masahito Katsuki
- Department of Neurosurgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa 392-0027, Japan
- Headache Outpatient, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa 392-0027, Japan
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- Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. (JAST), Minato-ku 108-8288, Japan
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- Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. (JAST), Minato-ku 108-8288, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Itoigawa General Hospital, Itoigawa 941-0006, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Itoigawa General Hospital, Itoigawa 941-0006, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Itoigawa General Hospital, Itoigawa 941-0006, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa 392-0027, Japan
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- Headache Outpatient, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa 392-0027, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa 392-0027, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa 392-0027, Japan
- Headache Outpatient, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa 392-0027, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Itoigawa General Hospital, Itoigawa 941-0006, Japan
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Baglioni V, Orecchio S, Esposito D, Faedda N, Natalucci G, Guidetti V. Tension-Type Headache in Children and Adolescents. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13030825. [PMID: 36983980 PMCID: PMC10056425 DOI: 10.3390/life13030825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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In pediatric neurology, tension-type headache (TTH) represents a very common type of primary headache during the pediatric age. Despite the high prevalence of TTH, this diagnosis is often underestimated in childhood, with relevant difficulties in the differential diagnosis of TTH from secondary and primary headache manifestations. Even among primary headaches, a clinical overlap is not so infrequent in children: migraine attacks could present tension headache-like features while tension-type headaches may display migraine-like symptoms as well. Several variables play a role in the complex trajectory of headache evolution, such as hormonal changes during adolescence, triggers and genetic and epigenetic factors. The trajectories and outcomes of juvenile migraine and TTH, as well as the transition of one form to the other, have been investigated in several long-term prospective studies. Thus, the aim of this paper is to review the current literature on the differential diagnosis workout of TTH in pediatrics, the possible outcomes during the developmental age and the appropriate therapeutic strategies. Indeed, TTH represents a challenging diagnostic entity in pediatrics, both from a clinical and a therapeutic point of view, in which early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are recommended.
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- Valentina Baglioni
- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Via dei Sabelli 108, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Via dei Sabelli 108, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Via dei Sabelli 108, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Via dei Sabelli 108, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Via dei Sabelli 108, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Via dei Sabelli 108, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Acceptability and Tolerability of Extended Reality Relaxation Training with and without Wearable Neurofeedback in Pediatric Migraine. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:children10020329. [PMID: 36832458 PMCID: PMC9955893 DOI: 10.3390/children10020329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Objective. To determine the acceptability of using extended reality (XR) relaxation training as a preventive treatment for pediatric migraine. Methods. Youths aged 10-17 years old with migraine were recruited from a specialty headache clinic and completed baseline measures evaluating their vestibular symptoms and attitudes about technology. The patients were then instructed in three XR-based relaxation training conditions (fully immersive virtual reality with and without neurofeedback, and augmented reality with neurofeedback), in counterbalanced order, and completed acceptability and side effect questionnaires after each. The patients also took XR equipment home for one week to use for relaxation practice and again completed the measures about their experience. The acceptability and side effect data were compared against predetermined acceptable thresholds and were evaluated for their association with the participant characteristics. Results. The aggregate acceptability questionnaire scores exceeded our minimum threshold of 3.5/5, with the two fully immersive virtual reality conditions preferred over augmented reality for relaxation training (z = -3.02, p = 0.003, and z = -2.31, p = 0.02). The endorsed side effects were rated by all but one participant as mild, with vertigo being the most common. The acceptability ratings were not reliably associated with age, sex, typical hours per day of technology use, or technology attitudes, but were inversely related to the side effect scores. Conclusions. The preliminary data on acceptability and tolerability of immersive XR technology for relaxation training among youths with migraine supports further intervention development work.
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Ambat FDF, Bentivegna E, Martelletti P. Novel Migraine Therapies May Reduce Public and Personal Disadvantages for People with Migraine. BioDrugs 2022; 36:337-339. [PMID: 35575969 PMCID: PMC9109201 DOI: 10.1007/s40259-022-00532-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The introduction of new drug classes for migraine, such as monoclonal antibodies that target the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its receptor and small-molecule antagonists of CGRP, have opened a new scenario in a large population of individuals suffering from migraines. The provision of an effective and safe therapy can help overcome the high social and personal costs together with the burden of this disease by offering social, work and economic recovery to the people affected by migraine. Whether the satisfaction of personal and collective unmet needs will be achieved in the vast majority of migraine sufferers now depends only on the efficiency of the organizational care structures dedicated to this socially impactful disease. This path will offer personal benefits and significant psychosocial relief that will help to reduce the enormous current healthcare expenditure necessary for the management of the huge number of individuals suffering from migraines. The new pharmacological classes for prevention must be applied as an interdiction to the chronic phase to express their full rehabilitation potential.
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. .,Emergency Medicine Unit, Regional Referral Headache Center, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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