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- Rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis (MS) is effective and shows significant improvement in patient dependency and functional independence post-treatment.
- A study of 1,007 patients in England found that more dependent individuals experienced the greatest reductions in ongoing care costs after rehabilitation.
- Specialist inpatient rehabilitation is concluded to be cost-efficient, particularly for high-dependency patients, yielding both improved outcomes and savings in care expenses.
Article Abstract
Background: Rehabilitation is effective for multiple sclerosis, but is it value for money?
Objectives: To evaluate functional outcomes, care needs and cost-efficiency of specialist inpatient rehabilitation for adults with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Methods: A multicentre cohort study of prospectively collected clinical data from the UK Rehabilitation Outcomes Collaborative national clinical database. Data included all adults with MS ( = 1007) admitted for specialist inpatient (Level 1 or 2) rehabilitation in England, 2010-2018.
Outcome Measures: Dependency/care needs: Northwick Park Dependency Scale/Care Needs Assessment, Functional independence: UK Functional Assessment Measure (UK FIM+FAM). Cost-efficiency. Patients were analysed in three dependency groups (High/Medium/Low).
Results: All groups showed significant reduction in dependency between admission and discharge on all measures (paired -tests: < 0.001). Mean reduction in care costs/week was greatest in the most dependent patients: High: £519 (95% CI: 447-597), Medium: £148 (76-217), Low: £36 (12-83). Despite longer stays, time taken to offset the cost of rehabilitation was shortest in the most dependent patients: High: 12.9 (12.0-14.1) months; Medium: 29.3 (21.3-51.8); Low: 76.8 (0-36.1). Item-level changes corresponded with clinical experience.
Conclusions: Specialist rehabilitation provided good value for money in patients with MS, yielding improved outcomes and substantial savings in ongoing care costs, especially in high-dependency patients.
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