FREQUENCY OF OUTPATIENT PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES IN NEUROLOGY DISEASES IN HUNGARY

Author(s)

Molics B1, Hanzel A1, Járomi M1, Csákvári T2, Danku N1, Sebestyén A3, Boncz I4
1University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 2University of Pécs, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, 3National Health Insurance Fund Administration, Pécs, Hungary, 4Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

OBJECTIVES The aim of our study is to assess amount and frequency of the physiotherapy services in the different neurology diseases within out-patient care in Hungary. METHODS The data come from the nationwide, financial data base of the National Health Insurance Fund Administration covering the official reports of outpatient care institutes in 2009. The total numbers of different physiotherapy services were determined by selecting the reported specific diagnoses codes and counting the number treatments provided for that specific diagnosis code. The diseases of the nervous system are listed in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) with code of G00-G99. RESULTS The total number of the 151 different types WHO-classified physiotherapy procedures was 32318413; and 1331675 (4.12%) of them related to neurology care with the ICD code group G00-G99. The amount and frequency of the physiotherapy services are in the different neurology diseases are the following: Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system 3584 (0.26%), Systemic atrophies primarily affecting the central nervous system  7265 (0.52%), Extrapyramidal and movement disorders 82923 (5.96%), Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system 15717 (1.13%), Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system 30300 (2.18%), Episodic and paroxysmal disorders 191909 (13.80%), Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders 438780 (31.56%), Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system 96871 (6.97%), Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle 21276 (1.53%), Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 434550 (31.26%), Other disorders of the nervous system 67024 (4.82%). CONCLUSIONS The diseases of the nervous system showed different utilization frequency in physiotherapy services and represent a significant burden for the health care system.

Conference/Value in Health Info

2014-11, ISPOR Europe 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 7 (November 2014)

Code

PND76

Topic

Economic Evaluation

Topic Subcategory

Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies

Disease

Neurological Disorders

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