Incremental direct and indirect costs of untreated vasomotor symptoms
Sarrel P, Portman D, Lefebvre P, Lafeuille MH, Grittner AM, Fortier J, Gravel J, Duh MS, Aupperle PM. Incremental direct and indirect costs of untreated vasomotor symptoms. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2015, 22: 260-266. PMID: 25714236, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000000320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare resource utilizationVasomotor symptomsOutpatient visitsIndirect costsHigher healthcare resource utilizationRetrospective matched-cohort studyIncremental indirect costsMatched-cohort studySevere vasomotor symptomsCause outpatient visitsHealth insurance claimsControl womenControl cohortLoss daysMost womenWork lossPropensity scoreWomenDirect costsVisitsCost burdenPatientsCohortSymptomsProductivity loss