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| Cost of stroke in the United Kingdom | | Author(s) | Ömer Saka, Alistair McGuire, Charles Wolfe |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 38, no 1, January 2009 |
| Pages | pp 27-32 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Stroke ; Econometrics ; Costs [care] ; Quantitative studies. |
| Annotation | Stroke incurs considerable societal costs, and this study aims to quantify the annual cost of illness of stroke to the UK economy. Direct care costs include diagnosis, inpatient care and outpatient care. Income loss and social benefit payments are accounted for in the indirect cost calculations. Data from the South London Stroke Register and a number of other national sources are used. Sensitivity analysis was carried out to account for the variability of the data used. The treatment of and productivity loss arising from stroke results in total societal costs of £8.9 billion a year, with treatment costs accounting for approximately 5% of total UK NHS costs. Direct care accounts for approximately 50% of the total, informal care costs 27%, and the indirect costs 24%. Sensitivity analysis did not alter the estimate of total costs significantly for most of the variables, except the using of different prevalence rates. The authors' calculations show a high sensitivity to the underlying prevalence rates used. The findings highlight a need for further economic evaluations to ensure that there is an efficient use of resources devoted to the treatment of this disease. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090212202 A |
| Classmark | CQA: WE: QDC: 3DQ |
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