Healthcare and productivity loss costs in young adults after bacterial meningitis: a cross-sectional follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine healthcare and productivity loss costs among young adult survivors of childhood bacterial meningitis (BM).

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, online versions of the Institute for Medical Technological Assessment (iMTA) Medical Consumption Questionnaire and the iMTA Productivity Costs Questionnaire were used to measure healthcare consumption and productivity loss costs in young adult survivors of childhood BM. Mean healthcare and productivity loss costs were calculated and the differences in costs across subgroups based on age at onset, sex and causative pathogens were investigated.

Results

A total of 454 patients were included in the cost analysis of healthcare utilisation and a total of 471 patients were included in the cost analysis of pro

SUBMITTER: El Tahir O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12359471 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature