[Sunflower]

@fischera: du sprichst mir aus der seele!

aber nicht alle Ärzte/Forscher stecken den Kopf in den sand!

PeerJ. 2014 Mar 27;2:e322. doi: 10.7717/peerj.322. eCollection 2014.

Severity of chronic Lyme disease compared to other chronic conditions: a quality of life survey.

Johnson L1, Wilcox S1, Mankoff J2, Stricker RB3

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976119/

Of 5,357 subjects who responded to an online survey

Compared to the general population and patients with other chronic diseases reviewed here, patients with CLD reported significantly lower health quality status, more bad mental and physical health days, a significant symptom disease burden, and greater activity limitations. They also reported impairment in their ability to work, increased utilization of healthcare services, and greater out of pocket medical costs. Conclusions. CLD patients have significantly impaired HRQoL and greater healthcare utilization compared to the general population and patients with other chronic diseases. The heavy burden of illness associated with CLD highlights the need for earlier diagnosis and innovative treatment approaches that may reduce the burden of illness and concomitant costs posed by this illness

Ich denke, eine solche studie wäre mit europäischen Patienten leicht durchführbar, da viele Menschen mittlerweile einen Internetanschluß haben.