201. Access to treatment among persons with hemophilia: A spatial analysis assessment in the Rhone-Alpes region, France
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Julie Freyssenge, Valérie Chamouard, Vincent Leroy, Florent Renard, Claude Negrier, Karim Tazarourte, Département de Gastroentérologie et hépatologie, Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-CHU Grenoble-Hôpital Michallon, Health Service and Performance Research (HESPER), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon, Environnement Ville Société (EVS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon (ENSAL)-École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Mines Saint-Étienne MSE), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE)-Université Jean Monnet [Saint-Étienne] (UJM)-Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (UJML), Université de Lyon-Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (UL2)-École normale supérieure - Lyon (ENS Lyon), Urgences Médicales, Groupement Hospitalier Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot-Pavillon E, Ctr. Reg. Traitement Hemophille, Service pharmaceutique, Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL)-Groupement Hospitalier Est, Environnement, Ville, Société (EVS), École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon)-École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Mines Saint-Étienne MSE), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (UL2)-Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (UJML), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), and Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon (ENSAL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pharmacology (nursing) ,Context (language use) ,Pharmacy ,Emergency treatment ,Hemophilia A ,030226 pharmacology & pharmacy ,Health Services Accessibility ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Hospital pharmacy ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Factor IX ,Pharmacology ,Clotting factor ,Spatial Analysis ,Bleeding episodes ,business.industry ,[SDV.SP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Pharmaceutical sciences ,Blood Coagulation Factors ,3. Good health ,Emergency medicine ,Geographic Information Systems ,Female ,France ,Pharmacy Service, Hospital ,business ,Prophylactic treatment ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Objectives In France, only hospital pharmacies can dispense clotting factor concentrates to persons with hemophilia, which limits the access to care for the treatment and the prevention of bleeding episodes. Moreover, the cost of clotting factor concentrates may restrain the maintenance of sufficient stocks in hospital pharmacies. The aim of this study was to investigate the accessibility of clotting factor concentrates to persons with hemophilia in the context of long-term prophylaxis and emergency treatment in the Rhone-Alpes region of France. Methods A geographic information system was used for evaluating accessibility of clotting factor concentrates. Persons with hemophilia and hospital pharmacies were geolocalized with the use of postal data, and the evaluation of accessibility was based on the road network. Results Approximately 72% of the study area was accessible in less than 30 minutes to a hospital pharmacy. Eighty-five percent of persons with hemophilia had access to clotting factor concentrates for prophylactic treatment in less than 20 minutes. Most of them were patients with severe or moderate hemophilia. Regarding emergency doses, factor VIII was accessible in less than 30 minutes in 45.6% of the study area, and factor IX in 30.5%. Conclusion This study highlights that spatial access to clotting factor concentrates by persons with hemophilia in the Rhone-Alpes region is good for prophylactic treatment but is more uneven for emergency doses.
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- 2019