Direct and Indirect Costs of Caring for Patients with Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases

Understanding the direct and indirect costs of patients with schizophrenia

BACKGROUND Schizophrenia is a disabling mental disorder with high prevalence and that usually  requires long-term follow-up and expensive lifelong treatment. The cost of schizophrenia treatment consumes a significant amount of the health services' budget in western countries. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to find out about the costs related to schizophrenia across different european coun...

The burden of caring for family caregivers of the elderly with chronic diseases in Tehran, 1398

Background & Aim: Family caregivers are one of the first and most important members involved in the pursuit of treatment and care for the elderly. Attention and care assessment of family caregivers is one of the effective factors in increasing the quality of care for the elderly. The aim of this study was to determine the caregiver burden of elderly caregivers with chronic illnesses in Tehran. ...

Caregiver burden, productivity loss, and indirect costs associated with caring for patients with poststroke spasticity

OBJECTIVE Many stroke survivors experience poststroke spasticity and the related inability to perform basic activities, which necessitates patient management and treatment, and exerts a considerable burden on the informal caregiver. The current study aims to estimate burden, productivity loss, and indirect costs for caregivers of stroke survivors with spasticity. METHODS Internet survey data ...

Air Pollution and Primordial Prevention of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases

Calculation of Direct Medical Costs and Indirect Costs in Patients with Covid-19 Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit in Golestan Province

Abstract Background: Healthcare policymakers and planners use the economic burden of the disease to determine the total cost of an outcome, illness, or accident imposed on the country. The aim of this study was to calculate the direct and indirect medical costs in Covid-19 patients with critical conditions hospitalized in the intensive care unit in Golestan province. Methods: This descriptive...