Estimating the economic burden of stroke in China: a cost-of-illness study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Stroke imposes a heavy economic burden and loss of productivity on individuals and society. This study assessed a range of crucial factors, including direct costs and indirect costs, to gauge the economic implications of stroke in China. These outcomes were evaluated with specific reference to the year 2018, using the Chinese yuan (¥) as the unit of measurement and providing the corresponding purchasing power parity dollar ($PPP) currency value.

Methods

A cost-of-illness methodology was used to ascertain the economic implications of stroke in 2018. Within the constraints of this approach, economic costs were defined as 'direct costs' or 'indirect costs'. We estimated direct costs from sample data, the National Health Service Survey and the National Health Accou

SUBMITTER: Ma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10941115 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature