Economic Differences in Direct and Indirect Costs Between People With Epilepsy and Without Epilepsy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9102311 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne M Libby (0000-0002-4564-9407, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, corresponding author), Vahram Ghushchyan (University of Montana, corresponding author), R Brett McQueen (0000-0002-4302-2678, University of Montana, corresponding author), Julia F Slejko (0000-0001-6900-9220, University of Montana, corresponding author), Jacqueline L Bainbridge (University of Colorado Denver), Jonathan D Campbell (0000-0001-6539-1258, University of Colorado Denver, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 928-933 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31826c8613 |
| PMID | 23047781 |
| OpenAlex | W1963832760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
OBJECTIVE: To provide generalizable estimates of economic burden in epilepsy and nonepilepsy populations and a comprehensive accounting for employment-based lost productivity associated with epilepsy in current US health care systems as compared with other chronic diseases. RESEARCH DESIGN: We use the nationally representative data source (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey) from 1998 to 2009 to create a retrospective cohort of people diagnosed with epilepsy by a health professional and a comparison cohort of people with no epilepsy. MEASURES: Health care utilization and direct costs for all components of treatment, including prescription medications, wages, employment, educational attainment, family income, and lost productivity were outcomes. RESULTS: We observed economic disparities associated with epilepsy in the United States despite high rates of modern treatments (89% on anticonvulsant therapies). Only 42% of the people with epilepsy over age 18 reported employment compared with 70% of people with no epilepsy; among those, people with epilepsy reported missing an average of 12 days of work because of illness or injury as compared with 4 days in the nonepilepsy cohort. Holding other variables constant, people with epilepsy had a loss of productivity of $9504 in 2011 dollars compared with people with no epilepsy. In comparison, diabetes was associated with annual average lost productivity valued at $3358 and depression at $3182. CONCLUSIONS: Lost wage-based productivity associated with epilepsy was nearly equal to combined wage losses associated with diabetes, depression, anxiety, and asthma together. To evaluate societal burden of illness, results illustrate the importance of indirect costs in addition to treated prevalence and direct medical costs
Anxiety · Business · Cohort · Cohort study · Depression (economics) · Economics · Epilepsy · Health care · Indirect costs · Medical Expenditure Panel Survey · Medical prescription · Productivity · Psychiatry · Diet and metabolism studies · Epilepsy research and treatment · Medicine · Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |