National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist
National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist
National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Effectiveness of Care<br />
NEW<br />
Musculoskeletal Diseases<br />
Importance<br />
Chapter 2 Musculoskeletal Diseases<br />
Prevalence<br />
People diagnosed with arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,<br />
lupus, or fibromyalgia (2007-2009) .............................................................50 million (22%) (MMWR, 2010a)<br />
Number of people with low bone density........................................................................34 million (NOF, 2011)<br />
Morbidity<br />
Activity limitations attributable to diagnosed arthritis among U.S.<br />
population (2007)..........................................................................................21 million (42%) (MMWR, 2010a)<br />
Lifetime osteoporosis-related fractures among women over age 50..........................approx. 50% (NOF, 2011)<br />
Lifetime osteoporosis-related fractures among men over age 50...............................approx. 25% (NOF, 2011)<br />
Cost<br />
Total cost of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions (2003) ...............................$128 billion (MMWR, 2007)<br />
Direct medical cost of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions (2003) .................$81 billion (MMWR, 2007)<br />
Indirect costs of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions (2003) ...........................$47 billion (MMWR, 2007)<br />
Total cost of osteoporosis-related fractures (2005) ........................................................$19 billion (NOF, 2011)<br />
Measures<br />
This section on musculoskeletal diseases is new in the 2011 NHQR and NHDR. It tracks several quality<br />
measures for prevention and management of this broad category of illnesses that includes osteoporosis and<br />
arthritis. One measure was moved from the section on functional status and highlighted here:<br />
n Osteoporosis screening among older women.<br />
In addition, three new measures related to the management of arthritis are shown. These measures are part of<br />
the Arthritis Foundation’s Quality Indicator Set for Osteoarthritis. A multidisciplinary panel of experts on<br />
arthritis and pain reviewed scientific evidence to help develop the Quality Indicator Set (Pencharz &<br />
MacLean, 2004). The measures were tracked as part of <strong>Health</strong>y People 2010 and continue to be tracked in<br />
<strong>Health</strong>y People 2020:<br />
n Arthritis education among adults with arthritis.<br />
n Counseling about physical activity among adults with arthritis.<br />
n Counseling about weight reduction among overweight adults with arthritis.<br />
98 <strong>National</strong> <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Disparities</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, 2011