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Burden of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia among people ≥ 50 years old in France

France, 2016
Reference ID
FRESH-PEF73317-en
Producer(s)
Laetitia Roustand
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Nov 15, 2025
Last modified
Nov 15, 2025
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Study authorization
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Study activities
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    FRESH-PEF73317-en
    Title

    Burden of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia among people ≥ 50 years old in France
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    POSTHER
    Country
    Name
    France
    Abstract

    Research question: To assess the burden of HZ and PHN among people ≥ 50 years old in France, in terms of healthcare resources used, medical direct and indirect costs, as well as pain severity and impact on quality of life. Primary objective • To evaluate HZ-related and PHN-related direct medical costs and indirect costs during a 9-month period (overall, by gender and age-classes). Secondary objectives • To describe HZ and PHN pain severity during a 9-month period (overall, by gender and age-classes), • To evaluate impact of HZ and PHN on the quality of life of patients during a 9-month period (overall, by gender and age-classes).
    Kind of Data

    ['Clinical data','Participant-reported health data','Socio-demographic data','Economic data']
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Scope

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    Neurology health theme
    Dermatology health theme
    cim-11 http://id.who.int/icd/entity/469631867
    Keywords
    zona varicella zoster virus VHZ vaccination

    Coverage

    Universe

    {
    "level_sex_clusion_I": [
    "Male",
    "Female"
    ],
    "level_age_clusion_I": [
    "Middle Aged (45 to 64 years)",
    "Aged (65 to 79 years)",
    "Aged, 80 and over (80 years and more)"
    ],
    "level_type_clusion_I": [
    "Patients population"
    ],
    "level_type_clusion_other": "",
    "clusion_I": "",
    "clusion_E": ""
    }

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Laetitia Roustand
    Producers
    Name Role
    GLAXOSMITHKLINE (FRANCE) sponsor

    Study authorization

    Agency
    Agency name
    CNIL

    Sampling

    Sample frame

    Unit Type

    ['Through independent healthcare practitioners']
    Sampling Procedure

    ['Other']

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Access not yet planned
    Methodology notes

    Observational Study

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2016 2016
    Time Method

    Longitudinal or cohort study
    Mode of data collection
    • Self-administered questionnaire
    • Interview with the participant (including clinical)

    Study activities

    Study activities
    Type
    primary evaluation
    Description
    Health event/morbidity Health care consumption and services Quality of life/health perception

    Data Access

    Availability Status

    To be defined

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email
    Laetitia Roustand laetitia.m.roustand@gsk.com

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    FRESH-PEF73317-en
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