Estimation of lifetime productivity loss from patients with chronic diseases: methods and empirical evidence of end-stage kidney disease from Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Studies that examine the broad allocation of resources, regardless of who bears the costs, should ideally estimate costs from a societal perspective. We have successfully integrated survival rates, employment ratios, and earnings to address the significant challenge of evaluating societal value through productivity assessments of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in Taiwan.

Methods

Using a theoretical framework, we interconnected two nationwide databases: the Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) and the Taiwan Mortality Registry from 2000 to 2017. Due to the statutory retirement age of 65, we collected data on all patients (83,358) aged 25-64 years diagnosed with ESKD and undergoing maintenance dialysis. We estimated the lifetime survival function thr

SUBMITTER: Wang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848535 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature