tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: " The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome in Georgia: direct and indirect costs"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome in Georgia: direct and indirect costs. | Lin et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2011 9 1 http content 9 1 1 COST EFFECTIVENESS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESEARCH Open Access The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome in Georgia direct and indirect costs 1 t 23 1 2 2 2 Jin-Mann S Lin Stephen C Resch Dana J Brimmer Andrew Johnson Stephen Kennedy Nancy Burstein Carol J Simon2 4t Abstract Background Chronic fatigue syndrome CFS is a debilitating chronic illness affecting at least 4 million people in the United States. Understanding its cost improves decisions regarding resource allocation that may be directed towards treatment and cure and guides the evaluation of clinical and community interventions designed to reduce the burden of disease. Methods This research estimated direct and indirect costs of CFS and the impact on educational attainment using a population-based case-control study between September 2004 and July 2005 Georgia USA. Participants completed a clinical evaluation to confirm CFS identify other illnesses and report on socioeconomic factors. We estimated the effect of CFS on direct medical costs inpatient hospitalizations provider visits prescription medication spending other medical supplies and services and loss in productivity employment and earnings with a stratified sample n 500 from metropolitan urban and rural Georgia. We adjusted medical costs and earnings for confounders age sex race ethnicity education and geographic strata using econometric models and weighted estimates to reflect response-rate adjusted sampling rates. Results Individuals with CFS had mean annual direct medical costs of 5 683. After adjusting for confounding factors CFS accounted for 3 286 of these costs p which were driven by increased provider visits and prescription medication use. Nearly one-quarter of these expenses were paid directly out-of pocket by those with CFS. Individuals with CFS reported mean annual household income of 23 076. After adjustment CFS .

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