Cost of Illness

"Cost of Illness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The personal cost of disease which may be economic, social, or psychological. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care.

Descriptor ID	D017281
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.151.165 N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046
Concept/Terms	Cost of Illness Cost of Illness Illness Cost Illness Costs Sickness Cost Costs, Sickness Burden of Illness Illness Burden Illness Burdens Cost of Disease Economic Burden of Disease Disease Cost Cost, Disease Costs, Disease Disease Costs Cost of Sickness Sickness Costs Costs of Disease

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cost of Illness".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Economics [N03.219]
Costs and Cost Analysis [N03.219.151]
Cost of Illness [N03.219.151.165]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
Health Status Indicators [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375]
Cost of Illness [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
Health Status Indicators [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475]
Cost of Illness [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cost of Illness".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cost of Illness".

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Bar chart showing 119 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	3	3
2003	2	0	2
2004	2	2	4
2005	1	2	3
2006	4	0	4
2007	2	3	5
2008	3	4	7
2009	5	1	6
2010	8	3	11
2011	4	2	6
2012	3	2	5
2013	3	6	9
2014	3	3	6
2016	4	2	6
2017	3	5	8
2018	5	2	7
2019	5	5	10
2020	2	4	6
2021	2	2	4
2022	0	4	4
2024	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in Profiles.

Angeles MR, Dinh TTN, Zhao T, de Graaff B, Hensher M. The economic burden of long COVID in Australia: more noise than signal? Med J Aust. 2024 Nov 04; 221 Suppl 9:S31-S39.

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Varallo JE, Ruto D, Patted A. Surgical Burden of Disease in Women. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2022 Dec; 49(4):795-808.

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Ngabonzima A, Asingizwe D, Cechetto D, Mukunde G, Nyalihama A, Gakwerere M, Epstein DM. Evaluating the medical direct costs associated with prematurity during the initial hospitalization in Rwanda: a prevalence based cost of illness study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jul 27; 22(1):953.

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Angeles MR, Wanni Arachchige Dona S, Nguyen HD, Le LK, Hensher M. Modelling the potential acute and post-acute burden of COVID-19 under the Australian border re-opening plan. BMC Public Health. 2022 04 14; 22(1):757.

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Patel ZM, Holbrook EH, Turner JH, Adappa ND, Albers MW, Altundag A, Appenzeller S, Costanzo RM, Croy I, Davis GE, Dehgani-Mobaraki P, Doty RL, Duffy VB, Goldstein BJ, Gudis DA, Haehner A, Higgins TS, Hopkins C, Huart C, Hummel T, Jitaroon K, Kern RC, Khanwalkar AR, Kobayashi M, Kondo K, Lane AP, Lechner M, Leopold DA, Levy JM, Marmura MJ, Mclelland L, Miwa T, Moberg PJ, Mueller CA, Nigwekar SU, O'Brien EK, Paunescu TG, Pellegrino R, Philpott C, Pinto JM, Reiter ER, Roalf DR, Rowan NR, Schlosser RJ, Schwob J, Seiden AM, Smith TL, Soler ZM, Sowerby L, Tan BK, Thamboo A, Wrobel B, Yan CH. International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Olfaction. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 04; 12(4):327-680.

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Bihl F, Bruggmann P, Castro Bat?njer E, Dufour JF, Lavanchy D, M?llhaupt B, Negro F, Razavi H, Scheidegger C, Semela D, Semmo N, Blach S. HCV disease burden and population segments in Switzerland. Liver Int. 2022 02; 42(2):330-339.

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Yu D, Peat G, Jordan KP, Bailey J, Prieto-Alhambra D, Robinson DE, Strauss VY, Walker-Bone K, Silman A, Mamas M, Blackburn S, Dent S, Dunn K, Judge A, Protheroe J, Wilkie R. Estimating the population health burden of musculoskeletal conditions using primary care electronic health records. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 10 02; 60(10):4832-4843.

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Baddour K, Fadel M, Zhao M, Corcoran M, Owoc MS, Thomas TH, Sabik LM, Nilsen ML, Ferris RL, Mady LJ. The cost of cure: Examining objective and subjective financial toxicity in head and neck cancer survivors. Head Neck. 2021 10; 43(10):3062-3075.

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Baddour K, Mady LJ, Schwarzbach HL, Sabik LM, Thomas TH, McCoy JL, Tobey A. Exploring caregiver burden and financial toxicity in caregivers of tracheostomy-dependent children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jun; 145:110713.

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Nash DB, Angelo M, Nash EJ, Gleason JL, Meyer BA. We Know Health Is Not Elective: Impacts of COVID-19. Popul Health Manag. 2020 10; 23(5):378-385.

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