2023
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42623-y
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Household catastrophic health expenditures for rheumatoid arthritis: a single centre study from South India

Bhavani Shankara Bagepally,
S. Sajith Kumar,
Akhil Sasidharan
et al.

Abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) not only has a physical and emotional toll but also has a substantial economic impact. This study aims to estimate the burden of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) on households due to RA in Tamil Nadu, India. We conducted cross-sectional descriptive hospital-based single-centre study at a tertiary care private multispecialty hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. The study comprised 320 RA patients who visited the outpatient clinic from April to October 2022. Demographic and baseline desc… Show more

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“…The risk of developing RA between 30 and 50 years of age is 2 to 3 times higher for women than men (Shamlan et al 2021). Compared to the global prevalence of 0.46%, India's prevalence of RA is estimated at 0.7% (Bagepally et al 2023). As a result of arthritis, cartilage, which generally protects joints, breaks down, causing synovial uid to accumulate in the joints and causing in ammation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The risk of developing RA between 30 and 50 years of age is 2 to 3 times higher for women than men (Shamlan et al 2021). Compared to the global prevalence of 0.46%, India's prevalence of RA is estimated at 0.7% (Bagepally et al 2023). As a result of arthritis, cartilage, which generally protects joints, breaks down, causing synovial uid to accumulate in the joints and causing in ammation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory arthritis and extra-articular involvement primarily involving synovial joints [ 1 ]. The prevalence of RA ranges from 0.24% to 1% of the world population [ 2 ] and 0.7% in the Indian population [ 3 ]. Prevalence and incidence rates in women are twice as high compared to men, affecting all age groups, but peak incidence is noted between 50 and 60 years of age [ 4 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%