Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019
Abstract While a wide range of treatments, including medical therapies and surgery, are used to manage endometriosis, the characteristics and treatment status of patients who received these treatments have not been investigated in Korea. This study analyzed the Korean Health Insurance Review & A...
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| author | Han Kyul Kim Eun-San Kim Kyoung Sun Park Yoon Jae Lee In-Hyuk Ha |
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| description | Abstract While a wide range of treatments, including medical therapies and surgery, are used to manage endometriosis, the characteristics and treatment status of patients who received these treatments have not been investigated in Korea. This study analyzed the Korean Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service—National Patient Sample (HIRA-NPS) data from 2010 to 2019 with 7530 patients diagnosed with endometriosis. Annual trends in the types of visit and surgery, medication prescriptions and associated costs were investigated. The analysis showed that surgery slightly decreased among the types of utilized healthcare services (2010: 16.3, 2019: 12.7), dienogest prescription rapidly increased due to national health insurance coverage from 2013 (2013: 12.1, 2019: 36.0), and the use of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues decreased (2010: 33.6, 2019: 16.4). There was no significant change in total and outpatient costs per person over time. Regarding endometriosis treatment, conservative treatment mainly based on prescribed medications has been gradually replacing surgery. Particularly, the listing of dienogest for national health insurance coverage might have affected the trend. However, there were no significant changes in terms of total and medication costs per person. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a521f0b9cbc4cf2ad7bbf3d9a4b824f2023-06-18T11:14:01ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-06-011311810.1038/s41598-023-36291-1Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019Han Kyul Kim0Eun-San Kim1Kyoung Sun Park2Yoon Jae Lee3In-Hyuk Ha4Jaseng Hospital of Korean MedicineJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical FoundationJaseng Hospital of Korean MedicineJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical FoundationJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical FoundationAbstract While a wide range of treatments, including medical therapies and surgery, are used to manage endometriosis, the characteristics and treatment status of patients who received these treatments have not been investigated in Korea. This study analyzed the Korean Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service—National Patient Sample (HIRA-NPS) data from 2010 to 2019 with 7530 patients diagnosed with endometriosis. Annual trends in the types of visit and surgery, medication prescriptions and associated costs were investigated. The analysis showed that surgery slightly decreased among the types of utilized healthcare services (2010: 16.3, 2019: 12.7), dienogest prescription rapidly increased due to national health insurance coverage from 2013 (2013: 12.1, 2019: 36.0), and the use of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues decreased (2010: 33.6, 2019: 16.4). There was no significant change in total and outpatient costs per person over time. Regarding endometriosis treatment, conservative treatment mainly based on prescribed medications has been gradually replacing surgery. Particularly, the listing of dienogest for national health insurance coverage might have affected the trend. However, there were no significant changes in terms of total and medication costs per person.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36291-1 |
| spellingShingle | Han Kyul Kim Eun-San Kim Kyoung Sun Park Yoon Jae Lee In-Hyuk Ha Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019 Scientific Reports |
| title | Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019 |
| title_full | Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019 |
| title_fullStr | Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019 |
| title_short | Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019 |
| title_sort | current treatments for endometriosis in south korea an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36291-1 |
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