Economic Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Children Under 5 Years of Age Attending Primary Care in Italy: A Prospective Cohort Study in Two Regions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate cost estimates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in primary care are limited, despite the majority of cases being managed in this setting. This study aims to estimate healthcare costs for children with RSV in primary care and the related costs of parental work absence.

Methods

Children < 5 years of age with symptoms of acute respiratory infections were recruited via primary care paediatricians in two Italian regions for a prospective cohort study on the RSV burden in primary care, during the 2019/2020 winter. Healthcare utilization, medication use and parental work absence were assessed during a 14-day follow-up period. Average costs were estimated per RSV episode for the overall study population, as well as per age group.

Results

Two

SUBMITTER: Sankatsing VDV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788539 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature