Socioeconomic burden of cystic fibrosis in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cost of illness studies are important tools to summarise the burden of disease for individuals, the healthcare system and society. The lack of standardised methods for reporting costs for cystic fibrosis (CF) makes it difficult to quantify the total socioeconomic burden. In this study, we aimed to comprehensively report the socioeconomic burden of CF in Canada.

Methods

The total cost of CF in Canada was calculated by triangulating information from three sources (Canadian CF Registry, customised Burden of Disease survey and publicly available information). A prevalence-based, bottom-up, human capital approach was applied, and costs were categorised into four perspectives (ie, healthcare system, individual/caregiver, variable (ie, medicines) and society) and three d

SUBMITTER: Laflamme OD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11331897 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature