Rapid and Sustained Effect of Dupilumab on Work Productivity in Patients with Difficult-to-treat Atopic Dermatitis: Results from the Dutch BioDay Registry

Dupilumab treatment improves signs, symptoms, and quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. This study evaluated the impact of dupilumab treatment on absenteeism, presenteeism, and related costs in a large multi-centre cohort of adult patients with difficult-to-treat atopic dermatitis in daily practice. Patients treated with dupilumab participating in the Dutch BioDay Registry reporting employment were included. Absenteeism, presenteeism, and related costs at baseline and during follow-up were calculated using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionn... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Lieneke F.M. Ariëns
Daphne S. Bakker
Lotte S. Spekhorst
Jorien van der Schaft
Judith L. Thijs
Inge Haeck
Annebeth E. Flinterman
Marijke Kamsteeg
Marie L.A. Schuttelaar
Marjolein S. De Bruin-Weller
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Acta Dermato-Venereologica, Vol 101, Iss 10 (2021)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Medical Journals Sweden
Schlagwörter: atopic dermatitis / dupilumab / health-economics / absenteeism / presenteeism / Dermatology / RL1-803
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28987880
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3886

Dupilumab treatment improves signs, symptoms, and quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. This study evaluated the impact of dupilumab treatment on absenteeism, presenteeism, and related costs in a large multi-centre cohort of adult patients with difficult-to-treat atopic dermatitis in daily practice. Patients treated with dupilumab participating in the Dutch BioDay Registry reporting employment were included. Absenteeism, presenteeism, and related costs at baseline and during follow-up were calculated using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire. A total of 218 adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis were included. Total work impairment reduced significantly from baseline (35.5%) to week 52 (11.5%), p < 0.001. Median weekly productivity losses reduced significantly from baseline (€379.8 (140.7–780.8)) to week 52 (€0.0 (0.0–211.0), p < 0.001). In this study, dupilumab treatment demonstrated a significant improvement in work productivity and reduction in associated costs in a large cohort of patients with difficult-to-treat atopic dermatitis in daily practice.