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title: What is the economic burden of moderate to severe PMS or PMDD in Latin American women?
description: Moderate to severe PMS or PMDD costs an average of 1,618 Brazilian reals per woman per year and causes increasing impairment in work and daily activities as s
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-burden-of-moderate-severe-premenstrual-syndrome-and-premenstrual-dysphoric-2011/
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Cohort study, 2011

# What is the economic burden of moderate to severe PMS or PMDD in Latin American women?

Moderate to severe PMS or PMDD costs an average of 1,618 Brazilian reals per woman per year and causes increasing impairment in work and daily activities as symptom severity increases.

 Early or limited evidence

Women with moderate to severe PMS or PMDD across four Latin American countries

## What they did

Model-based analysis of data from women with moderate to severe PMS or PMDD across four Latin American countries. Women were categorized by symptom severity. Costs, work productivity impact, and quality of life effects were measured.

## What they found

Average annual cost per patient was 1,618 Brazilian reals with a 95 percent confidence interval of 957 to 2,481. Disease burden on work and daily activities consistently increased with disease severity. The relationship between cost and quality of life was less clear.

## What it means for you

PMS and PMDD have real economic costs and significantly affect ability to work and do daily tasks, especially when symptoms are severe. Costs are based on Brazilian private healthcare, so they may not reflect costs in other countries or healthcare systems.

1,618 BRL

Average annual cost per woman

4

Latin American countries studied

957-2,481

Cost range (95% confidence interval)

## About the study

Original title The burden of moderate/severe premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder in a cohort of Latin American women Authors Schiola A, Lowin J, Lindemann M et al. Journal Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Year 2011 Study design Cohort study What was tested None (cost and burden analysis) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2011.05.008](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2011.05.008)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)[Economic burden](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-economic-burden/)

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