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Alternative Title:
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
Personal Author:
Joo, Heesoo ; George, Mary G. ; Fang, Jing ; Wang, Guijing
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Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and long-term disability. However, the indirect costs of stroke, such as productivity loss and costs of informal care, have not been well studied. To better understand this, we conducted a literature review of the indirect costs of stroke.|A literature search using PubMed, MEDLINE, and EconLit, with the key words stroke, cerebrovascular disease, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, cost-of-illness, productivity loss, indirect cost, economic burden, and informal caregiving was conducted. We identified original research articles published during 1990-2012 in English-language peer-reviewed journals. We summarized indirect costs by study type, cost categories, and study settings.|We found 31 original research articles that investigated the indirect cost of stroke. Six of these investigated indirect costs only; the other 25 studies were cost-of-illness studies that included indirect costs as a component. Of the 31 articles, 6 examined indirect costs in the United States, with 2 of these focused solely on indirect costs. Because of diverse methods, kinds of data, and definitions of cost used in the studies, the literature indicated a very wide range internationally in the proportion of the total cost of stroke that is represented by indirect costs (from 3% to 71%).|Most of the literature indicates that indirect costs account for a significant portion of the economic burden of stroke, and there is a pressing need to develop proper approaches to analyze these costs and to make better use of relevant data sources for such studies or establish new ones.
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Article Cost Of Illness Cost Of Informal Care Costs And Cost Analysis Economic Burden Health Care Costs Hemorrhage Humans Indirect Cost Ischemic Stroke Productivity Loss Stroke
Source:
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 23(7):1753-1763.
Pubmed ID:
24957313
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4383399
Document Type:
Journal Article
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CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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CDC Public Access
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