Increased burden of disease and role of health economics: Asia-pacific region

Shah, Shahid; Abbas, Ghulam; Hanif, Muhammad; Rehman, Anees Ur; Zaman, Muhammad; Riaz, Nabeel; Altaf, Arslan; Hassan, Shams Ul; Saleem, Usman; Shah, Abid Ali

doi:10.1080/14737167.2019.1650643

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“…In 2012, COPD patients incurred approximately 14% higher costs than non-COPD patients [8]. The direct cost of management of COPD varies from 35 to 75% of the total cost among different countries [9,10]. COPD also results in significant economic burden to both the patient and society, resulting from productivity losses due to compromised quality of life, early retirement, and disability pension [11].…”

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Economic Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in Malaysia: A Longitudinal Study

Rehman

Hassali

Muhammad

et al. 2020

PharmacoEconomics Open

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Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requires long-term pharmacological and non-pharmacological management that encompasses continuous economic burden on patients and society, and also results in productivity losses due to compromised quality of life. Among working-age patients, COPD is the 11th leading cause of work productivity loss. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the economic burden of COPD in Malaysia, including direct costs for the management of COPD and indirect costs due to productivity losses for COPD patients. Methodology Overall, 150 patients with an established diagnosis of COPD were followed-up for a period of 1 year from August 2018 to August 2019. An activity-based costing, 'bottom-up' approach was used to calculate direct costs, while indirect costs of patients were assessed using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire. Results The mean annual per-patient direct cost for the management of COPD was calculated as US$506.92. The mean annual costs per patient in the management phase, emergency department visits, and hospital admissions were reported as US$395.65, US$86.4, and US$297.79, respectively; 31.66% of COPD patients visited the emergency department and 42.47% of COPD patients were admitted to the hospital due to exacerbation. The annual mean indirect cost per patient was calculated as US$1699.76. Productivity losses at the workplace were reported as 31.87% and activity limitations were reported as 17.42%. Conclusion Drugs and consumables costs were the main cost-driving factors in the management of COPD. The higher ratio of indirect cost to direct medical costs shows that therapeutic interventions aimed to prevent work productivity losses may reduce the economic burden of COPD.

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Economic Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in Malaysia: A Longitudinal Study

Rehman

Hassali

Muhammad

et al. 2020

PharmacoEconomics Open

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“…The preferred screening methods for HCC in Africa similar to the rest of the world is ultrasound and AFP level [86] . Improvement in Ultrasound technology and the potential use of portable ultrasound machines do offer an opportunity to implement surveillance programs in the continent [87] . Regardless, providing these machines across the continent as well as training of personnel requires a comprehensive effort and multilateral cooperation.…”

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Hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma: surveillance strategy directed by immune-epidemiology

Anugwom¹,

Allaire²,

Akbar³

et al. 2021

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Hepatitis B infection (HBV) is one of the most common causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. The age of occurrence, prognosis and incidence vary dramatically depending on the region of the world. This geographic variation is largely dependent on the contrasting incidence of HBV, age of transmission of the virus, the timing of integration into the human genome, and different HBV genotypes, as well as environmental factors. It results in a wide difference in viral interaction with the immune system, genomic modulation and the consequent development of HCC in an individual. In this review, we describe many factors implicated in HCC development, provide insight regarding at-risk populations and explain societal recommendations for HCC surveillance in persons living with HBV in different continents of the world.

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“…According to World Health Organization, COPD is the third leading cause of death [ 2 ]. Moreover, this chronic condition results in a high economic burden: globally, previous studies report that the direct cost of management of COPD ranges from 61% to 89% of the total cost of health care [ 3 , 4 ].…”

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Common Mental Disorders, Functional Limitation and Diet Quality Trends and Related Factors among COPD Patients in Spain, 2006–2017: Evidence from Spanish National Health Surveys

Cruz

Cebrino

2021

JCM

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Certain conditions such as common mental disorders (CMDs), functional limitation (FL) and poor diet quality may affect the lives of individuals who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study sought to examine time trends in the prevalence of CMDs, FL and diet quality among male and female COPD patients living in Spain from 2006 to 2017 and to identify which factors were related to CMDs, FL and a poor/improvable diet quality in these patients. We performed a cross-sectional study among COPD patients aged ≥ 40 years old using data from the Spanish National Health Surveys conducted in 2006, 2011 and 2017, identifying a total of 2572 COPD patients. Binary logistic regressions were performed to determine the characteristics related to CMDs, FL and poor/improvable diet quality. Over the years of the study, the prevalence of FL among female COPD patients increased (p for trend <0.001). In addition, CMDs were associated to body mass index (BMI), educational level, physical activity, smoking status, occupation, chronic conditions and alcohol consumption; FL was related to age, living with a partner, educational level, physical activity and chronic conditions; and poor/improvable diet quality was associated to age, smoking status, BMI and physical activity.

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Increased burden of disease and role of health economics: Asia-pacific region

Cited by 19 publications

References 128 publications

Economic Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in Malaysia: A Longitudinal Study

Economic Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in Malaysia: A Longitudinal Study

Hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma: surveillance strategy directed by immune-epidemiology

Common Mental Disorders, Functional Limitation and Diet Quality Trends and Related Factors among COPD Patients in Spain, 2006–2017: Evidence from Spanish National Health Surveys

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