The Economic Burden of Schizophrenia in Canada

Goeree, Ron; O’Brien, Bernie J.; Goering, Paula; Blackhouse, Gordon; Agro, Karen; Rhodes, Anne E.; Watson, Jan

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“…In spite of this problems most studies in the scientific literature point out that non-health care costs (informal care and productivity losses) exceed health care costs [9,11,19,20,24,28,43,46] (some find the reverse: [14,38,40]). In the present study, if we would accept the estimation of indirect costs as a lower bound, health care costs represent 50 and nondirect costs 50.…”

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The costs of schizophrenia in Spain

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This study estimated the economic impact of schizophrenia-related direct costs (medical and nonmedical costs) in Spain. Direct medical costs (hospitalizations, outpatient consultations, drug costs) and direct nonmedical costs (costs of informal care) were estimated based on prevalence costs for 2002. The total costs of schizophrenia were estimated at euro 1,970.8 million; direct medical costs accounted for 53% and informal care costs 47%. Despite having implemented a conservative approach, the health care costs associated with schizophrenia account for 2.7% of total public health care expenditure in Spain. The sum of medical and nonmedical costs give us a better definition of the magnitude of the problem in Spain as well as contributing to helping make the debate on this issue more transparent.

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The costs of schizophrenia in Spain

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“…Findings from developed countries have shown that the COI of schizophrenia varies from 1.6% to 2.5% of the annual health care budgets 1116–19. In monetary terms, the cost has varied from US$ 2.35 billion to US$ 3270 billion per year for all patients of schizophrenia depending on the type of methodology and year of study 3161720–22. Many studies have compared direct and indirect costs and the results have shown wide variation in the percentage attributed to each, depending on the type of study.…”

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“…However, the most consistent associations with the costs of care across several studies are of severity of illness and levels of disability. Treatment costs are significantly higher among severely ill patients, or those with impaired functioning 182233404849…”

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Indian J Psychiatry

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“…11 The largest share of these costs (70% to 80%) is due to psychiatric hospital admissions, while outpatient care is left with less than 10%. [2][3][4] Schizophrenia also causes a high degree of disability. lt was ranked 8th among illnesses bearing the heaviest global burden due to disability among the 15-44-year-old population.…”

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Cost of schizophrenia: direct costs and use of resources in the State of São Paulo

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OBJECTIVE:To estimate the direct costs of schizophrenia for the public sector. METHODS:A study was carried out in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, during 1998. Data from the medical literature and governmental research bodies were gathered for estimating the total number of schizophrenia patients covered by the Brazilian Unified Health System. A decision tree was built based on an estimated distribution of patients under different types of psychiatric care. Medical charts from public hospitals and outpatient services were used to estimate the resources used over a one-year period. Direct costs were calculated by attributing monetary values for each resource used. RESULTS:Of all patients, 81.5% were covered by the public sector and distributed as follows: 6.0% in psychiatric hospital admissions, 23.0% in outpatient care, and 71.0% without regular treatment. The total direct cost of schizophrenia was US$191,781,327 (2.2% of the total health care expenditure in the state). Of this total, 11.0% was spent on outpatient care and 79.2% went for inpatient care. CONCLUSIONS:Most schizophrenia patients in the state of São Paulo receive no regular treatment. The study findings point out to the importance of investing in research aimed at improving the resource allocation for the treatment of mental disorders in Brazil.

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The Economic Burden of Schizophrenia in Canada

Cited by 69 publications

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The costs of schizophrenia in Spain

The costs of schizophrenia in Spain

Overview and emerging trends

Cost of schizophrenia: direct costs and use of resources in the State of São Paulo

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