NAFLD, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
To determine the economic burden of NAFLD (Non-Alcoholic-Fatty-Liver Disease) patients in Belgium, Flanders by means of a bottom-up approach.
Interventions
OTHERDetermination of the economic burden NAFLD patients
Determination of the economic burden NAFLD patients (Healthcare costs, patient costs, burden of disease
Sponsors
Hasselt University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* having NAFLD as was diagnosed by FibroScan®, * 18 years or older * BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²
Exclusion criteria
* unable to give informed consent * \>70 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| iMTA MCQ | baseline | Healthcare cost measured with the iMTA MCQ (Institute for Medical Technology Assessment Medical Consumption Questionnaire). The volumes of used healthcare costs were multiplied with the unit costs of these corresponding services. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| iMTA MCQ | Baseline | Patient cost measured with the iMTA MCQ (Institute for Medical Technology Assessment Medical Consumption Questionnaire). The volumes of used healthcare costs were multiplied with the unit costs of these corresponding services. |
| EuroQol-5D-5L | baseline | : Health related quality of life questionnaire EuroQol-5D-5L is used. Five levels are score in 5 dimensions. It is scaled from 0 to 100%. A higher score indicates a higher quality of life. |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed