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National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist

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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

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