ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2012
Costs of shoulder pain and resource use in primary health care: a cost-of-illness study in Sweden.
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89 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of the global prevalence and incidence of shoulder pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Use of implantable meshes for augmented rotator cuff repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- Work above shoulder level and shoulder complaints: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2020Pooled it
- Topical glyceryl trinitrate for the treatment of tendinopathies: a systematic review.British journal of sports medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Systematic review of quantitative imaging biomarkers for neck and shoulder musculoskeletal disorders.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Pooled it
- Electrotherapy modalities for rotator cuff disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Core domain and outcome measurement sets for shoulder pain trials are needed: systematic review of physical therapy trials.Journal of clinical epidemiology · 2015Pooled it
- Pain intensity, neck pain and longer duration of complaints predict poorer outcome in patients with shoulder pain--a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Pooled it
- Predicting response to physiotherapy treatment for musculoskeletal shoulder pain: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2013Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of a corticosteroid injection versus exercise therapy for shoulder pain in general practice (SIX-Shoulder Study): a randomized controlled trial.Family practice · 2025Trial
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- Comparing Digital to Conventional Physical Therapy for Chronic Shoulder Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
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- Internet and Telerehabilitation-Delivered Management of Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain (INTEL Trial): Randomized Controlled Pilot and Feasibility Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Improving the Recovery of Patients with Subacromial Pain Syndrome with the DAid Smart Textile Shirt.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Trial
- The Effectiveness of Individual or Group Physiotherapy in the Management of Sub-Acromial Impingement: A Randomised Controlled Trial and Health Economic Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
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- Ultrasonic strain elastography for detecting abnormalities in the supraspinatus tendon: an intra- and inter-rater reliability study.BMJ open · 2019Trial
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Abstract
backgroundPainful shoulders pose a substantial socioeconomic burden. A prospective cost-of-illness study was performed to assess the costs associated with healthcare use and loss of productivity in patients with shoulder pain in primary health care in Sweden.
methodsThe study was performed in western Sweden, in a region with 24 000 inhabitants. Data were collected during six months from electronic patient records at three primary healthcare centres in two municipalities. All patients between 20 and 64 years of age who presented with shoulder pain to a general practitioner or a physiotherapist were included. Diagnostic codes were used for selection, and the cases were manually controlled. The cost for sick leave was calculated according to the human capital approach. Sensitivity analysis was used to explore uncertainty in various factors used in the model.
results204 (103 women) patients, mean age 48 (SD 11) years, were registered. Half of the cases were closed within six weeks, whereas 32 patients (16%) remained in the system for more than six months. A fifth of the patients were responsible for 91% of the total costs, and for 44% of the healthcare costs. The mean healthcare cost per patient was €326 (SD 389) during six months. Physiotherapy treatments accounted for 60%. The costs for sick leave contributed to 84% of the total costs. The mean annual total cost was €4139 per patient. Estimated costs for secondary care increased the total costs by one third.
conclusionsThe model applied in this study provides valuable information that can be used in cost evaluations. Costs for secondary care and particularly for sick leave have a major influence on total costs and interventions that can reduce long periods of sick leave are warranted.
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