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01-01-2019 | Systematic Review

Systematic Literature Review of the Economic Burden of Celiac Disease

Authors: Elizabeth S. Mearns, Aliki Taylor, Talia Boulanger, Kelly J. Craig, Michele Gerber, Daniel A. Leffler, Jennifer Drahos, David S. Sanders, Benjamin Lebwohl

Published in: PharmacoEconomics | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

The prevalence of celiac disease (CD) has rapidly increased over recent decades, but costs related to CD remain poorly quantified.

Objective

This systematic review assessed the economic burden of CD in North America and Europe.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE, EconLit, and the Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched to identify English-language literature from 2007 to 2018 that assessed costs, cost effectiveness, and health resource utilization for CD.

Results

Forty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria, of which 28 (57.1%) addressed costs of testing and diagnosis; 33 (67.3%) were from Europe. The cost per positive CD diagnosis of testing patients already undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy for other indications ranged from 1300 Canadian dollars ($Can) in Canada (2016 value) to €44,712 in the Netherlands (2013 value). Adding the CD test was cost effective when it combined diagnostic modalities (e.g., serology and biopsy). Direct annual excess costs to a US payer per diagnosed CD patient totaled $US6000 (2013 value) more than for a person without CD, chiefly due to outpatient care. Hospitalizations, emergency visits, and medication use were more common with CD. After initiating a gluten-free diet (GFD), patients visited primary care providers less often, used more medications, and missed fewer days from school and work.

Conclusions

Most of the few available economic studies of CD assess testing and diagnosis costs, especially in Europe. Methods of testing generally are considered cost effective when they combine diagnostic modalities in symptomatic patients. Most costs to a payer of managing CD derive from outpatient care. Following GFD initiation, patients lose fewer days from work and school than pretreatment.
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Metadata
Title
Systematic Literature Review of the Economic Burden of Celiac Disease
Authors
Elizabeth S. Mearns
Aliki Taylor
Talia Boulanger
Kelly J. Craig
Michele Gerber
Daniel A. Leffler
Jennifer Drahos
David S. Sanders
Benjamin Lebwohl
Publication date
01-01-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
PharmacoEconomics / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1170-7690
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2027
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-018-0707-5

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