Total costs of injury from accidents in the home and during education, sports and leisure activities: estimates for Norway with assessment of uncertainty

Abstract

Injury accidents occurring in the home, during educational, sports or leisure activities were estimated from samples of hospital data, combined with fatality data from vital statistics. Uncertainty of estimated figures was assessed in simulation-based analysis. Total economic costs to society from injuries and fatalities due to such accidents were estimated at approximately NOK 150 billion per year. The estimated costs reveal the scale of the public health problem and lead to arguments for the establishment of a proper injury register for the identification of preventive measures to reduce the costs to society.

Impacto de los accidentes en el hogar y de ocio en la discapacidad y costes de larga duración en España según la encuesta Edad 2020

“…Various studies have analyzed the economic impact of HLAs in terms of administrative costs and hospitalization rates (Alves et al, 2020;Walter, 2010;Veisten et al, 2009;Veisten and Nossum, 2007;Hopkin and Simpson, 1996) but, to the best of our knowledge, we are unaware of any studies that have attempted to quantify the costs of LTC (i.e. assistance from a third party) when the cause of disability is either a domestic or leisure accident.…”

“…Several studies have analyzed the effects of HLAs in terms of hospital visits/admissions, and medical and administrative expenses (Alves et al, 2020;Veisten et al, 2009;Hopkin and Simpson, 1996), as well as during the COVID-19 pandemic (Alves et al, 2021). Others have analyzed their social impact on early mortality, reduction in productivity and the social costs attributable to disability (Veisten and Nossum, 2007).…”

“…Several studies have analyzed the effects of HLAs in terms of hospital visits/admissions, and medical and administrative expenses (Alves et al, 2020;Veisten et al, 2009;Hopkin and Simpson, 1996), as well as during the COVID-19 pandemic (Alves et al, 2021). Others have analyzed their social impact on early mortality, reduction in productivity and the social costs attributable to disability (Veisten and Nossum, 2007). In Spain, a report entitled "Injury Prevention Program: Detection of Domestic and Leisure Accidents 2011" (DADO 2011), carried out by the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality in the framework of an initiative launched by the European Parliament and the EU Council in 1999, is probably the most pertinent source of information for studying the profile of HLAs.…”