Cost of Illness of Covid-19 and Its Consequences on Health and Economic System

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ID13775777
AutoresMarziyeh Rajabi (Bushehr University of Medical Sciences), Mehdi Rezaee (0000-0002-0888-6884, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences), Habib Omranikhoo (0000-0003-0894-3508, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, autor correspondente), Abdolrasool Khosravi (Bushehr University of Medical Sciences), Saeed Keshmiri (0000-0003-0977-2464, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences), Hossien Ghaedi (Bushehr University of Medical Sciences), Abolghasem Pourreza (0000-0002-6957-6660, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)
Ano2022
Volume59
Páginas469580221144398-469580221144398
Data de publicação2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00469580221144398
PMID36572983
OpenAlexW4313148978
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas21

The outbreak of COVID-19 has had destructive influences on social and economic systems as well as many aspects of human life. In this study, we aimed to estimate the economic effects of COVID-19 at the individual and societal levels during a fiscal year. This cost of illness analysis was used to estimate the economic burden of COVID-19 in Iran. Data of the COVID-19 patients referred to the hospitals affiliated to Bushehr University of Medical Sciences in 2021 were collected through the Hospital Information System (HIS). The study methodology was based upon the human capital approach and bottom-up technique. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in 9711 confirmed hospital cases and 717 deaths in Bushehr province during the study period. The direct and indirect costs were estimated to be $1446.06 and $3081.44 per patient. The economic burden for the province and country was estimated to be $43.97 and $2680.88 million. The results showed that the economic burden of this disease particularly premature death costs is remarkably high. Therefore, in order to increase the resiliency of the health system and the stability in service delivery, preventive-oriented strategies have to be more seriously considered by policymakers

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Economic cost · Economic growth · Economic impact analysis · Economics · Environmental health · Human capital · Indirect costs · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Social cost · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Medicine · Virology