Table 2.
Summary of healthcare resource utilization by T25FW category and patient self-reported WMP presence and severity
|
Resource (mean [SD] use in last 12 months) |
Patient-self-reported presence and severity of WMPs |
T25FW (seconds) |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Mild | Moderate | Severe | P-value no WMPs vs any WMPs | <10.99 | 11–20.99 | >21 | P-value across groups | |
| ER visits |
0.23 [0.61] |
0.24 [0.63] |
0.21 [0.68] |
0.45 [1.09] |
0.014 |
0.32 [0.53] |
0.15 [0.41] |
0.31 [0.59] |
0.1592 |
| Physician visits | |||||||||
| Responding neurologist |
3.23 [2.55] |
3.93 [4.51] |
3.76 [3.58] |
4.13 [6.39] |
0.003 |
5.07 [9.76] |
3.68 [3.86] |
3.60 [2.36] |
0.3694 |
| Primary care provider |
1.71 [2.62] |
2.01 [3.97] |
1.86 [3.11] |
2.86 [4.23] |
< 0.0001 |
1.37 [2.20] |
2.84 [4.33] |
3.13 [3.12] |
0.0044 |
| Other neurologist |
0.59 [1.09] |
0.51 [1.11] |
0.81 [1.91] |
0.80 [1.38] |
0.0045 |
0.80 [1.14] |
0.61 [0.96] |
0.54 [0.94] |
0.3341 |
| MS specialist |
0.30 [1.09] |
0.26 [0.75] |
0.36 [1.24] |
0.52 [1.59] |
0.0633 |
0.75 [1.18] |
0.47 [0.95] |
0.42 [1.00] |
0.1718 |
| MS nurse |
0.36 [2.05] |
0.42 [1.99] |
0.45 [1.91] |
0.42 [1.83] |
0.8858 |
0.33 [0.74] |
0.47 [1.26] |
0.35 [1.12] |
0.7124 |
| Internist |
0.06 [0.40] |
0.09 [0.52] |
0.08 [0.42] |
0.23 [1.11] |
0.0006 |
0.27 [0.98] |
0.11 [0.67] |
0.10 [0.50] |
0.3628 |
| ER physician |
0.03 [0.36] |
0.29 [3.11] |
0.05 [0.58] |
0.05 [0.34] |
0.0116 |
0.01 [0.12] |
0.02 [0.13] |
0.00 [0.00] |
0.6577 |
| Physiotherapist |
1.97 [10.45] |
4.74 [15.54] |
6.88 [18.35] |
9.89 25.52] |
< 0.0001 |
3.63 [14.57] |
10.26 [31.77] |
6.04 [15.82] |
0.22 |
| Ophthalmologist |
0.19 [0.58] |
0.21 [0.82] |
0.10 [0.42] |
0.15 [0.57] |
0.0579 |
0.23 [0.65] |
0.21 [0.65] |
0.10 [0.36] |
0.4269 |
| Urologist |
0.12 [0.47] |
0.18 [0.85] |
0.30 [0.86] |
0.57 [1.37] |
< 0.0001 |
0.12 [0.54] |
0.18 [0.43] |
0.50 [1.00] |
0.006 |
| Gastroenterologist |
0.01 [0.13] |
0.03 [0.49] |
0.02 [0.15] |
0.03 [0.19] |
0.3492 |
0.01 [0.12] |
0.04 [0.19] |
0.08 [0.33] |
0.2716 |
| Psychiatrist |
0.19 [1.65] |
0.28 [1.70] |
0.28 [1.27] |
0.69 [4.05] |
0.0595 |
0.35 [1.79] |
0.25 [0.63] |
0.42 [1.23] |
0.7918 |
| Other physician |
0.04 [0.31] |
0.28 [3.19] |
0.10 [0.51] |
0.17 [0.70] |
0.0222 |
0.05 [0.28] |
0.04 [0.19] |
0.08 [0.44] |
0.7806 |
| Occupational therapist |
0.01 [0.22] |
0.06 [0.51] |
0.20 [1.09] |
1.11 [2.47] |
< 0.0001 |
0.09 [0.66] |
0.00 [0.00] |
0.77 [2.11] |
0.0104 |
| Hospital visits due to MS in last 12 months |
0.93 [1.26] |
1.11 [1.55] |
1.17 [1.64] |
1.76 [2.72] |
< 0.0001 |
1.04 [0.81] |
0.93 [1.28] |
0.70 [0.74] |
0.1561 |
| Number of long-term non-DMDs | 0.54 [0.78] | 0.82 [0.92] | 1.23 [1.12] | 1.72 [1.18] | <0.0001 | 0.57 [0.76] | 1.21 [0.86] | 1.12 [1.02] | 0.0001 |
DMDs, disease-modifying drugs; ER, Emergency Room; MS, multiple sclerosis; SD, standard deviation; T25FW, timed 25-foot walk test; WMPs, walking and mobility problems.