Patient characteristics and healthcare use for high-cost patients with musculoskeletal disorders in Norway: a cohort study
Most healthcare costs were concentrated among a small proportion of patients. In contrast to guidelines and recommendations, less than half had been to a healthcare service focused on conservative management prior to their first hospitalisation or surgical treatment for a non-traumatic MSD. This could indicate that there is room for improvement in management of patients before hospitalisation and surgical treatment, and that ensuring sufficient capacity for conservative care and rehabilitation can be beneficial for reducing overall costs.
Authors
- Nina Køpke Vøllestad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7575-6625)
- Ragnhild Hellesø (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7757-6521)
- Olav Amundsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-549X)
- Jon Helgheim Holte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0136-9170)
- Tron Anders Moger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2865-4762)
- Silje Bjørnsen Haavaag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0960-3479)
- Line Kildal Bragstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9645-3770)
- Trond Tjerbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0473-8662)
Institutions
- University of Oslo (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12051-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.34
Funders
- Universitetet i Oslo
- Norges Forskningsråd