BACKGROUND Determining the direct cost of providing medical care to patients with HIV/AIDS is important for both short-term and long-term decision-making and for appropriate resource allocation. We aimed to categorize and measure the direct costs of medical care provided to the entire HIV-positive population receiving care in southern Alberta between 1995 and 2001. METHODS We collected all pa...

BACKGROUND Chronic constipation is a common condition, but the exact impact on healthcare budgets in Western Europe is poorly documented. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to (a) investigate chronic constipation-related direct medical costs in patients with newly diagnosed chronic constipation and (b) study differences in costs according to natural history. PATIENTS AND METHODS We identi...

BACKGROUND Information on the costs of medical care for patients enrolled in clinical trials is needed by policymakers evaluating ways to facilitate clinical research in a managed care environment. We examined the direct costs of medical care for patients enrolled in cancer clinical trials at a large health maintenance organization (HMO). METHODS Costs for 135 patients who entered 22 cancer c...

INTRODUCTION This study sought to estimate the incidence, average cost, and total direct medical costs for fatal and non-fatal fall injuries in hospital, ED, and out-patient settings among U.S. adults aged 65 or older in 2012, by sex and age group and to report total direct medical costs for falls inflated to 2015 dollars. METHOD Incidence data came from the 2012 National Vital Statistics Sys...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most burdensome chronic diseases and is associated with shorter lifetime, diminished quality of life and economic burdens on the patient and society as a result of healthcare, medication, and reduced labor market participation. We aimed to estimate the direct (medical and non-medical) and indirect costs of DM and compare them with those of people ...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B infection is still the main cause of chronic liver disease in Iran, which is associated with significant economic and social costs. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to estimate the financial burden caused by CHB infection and its complications in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS Prevalence-based and bottom-up approaches were used to collect the data. Data on direct medical costs...

BACKGROUND The aim was to estimate the direct costs caused by ADEs, including costs for dispensed drugs, primary care, other outpatient care, and inpatient care, and to relate the direct costs caused by ADEs to the societal COI (direct and indirect costs), for patients with ADEs and for the entire study population. METHODS We conducted a population-based observational retrospective cohort stu...

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease of significantly increasing in terms of economic burden due to its increasing prevalence and high costs. In India because of growing pressure on the health care budget, appropriate reasoning of current expenditure and future investments in public health care becoming a priority. Objective: To evaluate Burden of cost in patien...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the direct and indirect costs of meningitis to households in the Kassena-Nankana District of Ghana. METHODS A Cost of illness (COI) survey was conducted between 2010 and 2011. The COI was computed from a retrospective review of 80 meningitis cases answers to questions about direct medical costs, direct non-medical costs incurred and productivity losses due to recent meni...

OBJECTIVE To assess the costs of standard care in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) seen in a tertiary care center in México City in the context of a clinical trial. To analyze the relationship between costs and utility units obtained by the patients in this scenario. PATIENTS AND METHODS This economic evaluation was performed during a clinical trial with a 48-week followup in a ...