Estimating the financial burden of asthma among young adults in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The financial burden of asthma in young adults remains sparsely investigated. Our study aims to estimate the Swedish national financial burden of asthma in adults aged 18-45 using nationwide databases.

Methods

The financial burden of asthma in Sweden was estimated using the Swedish burden of disease, cost of medical care, and sick leave utilization data from 2022, together with healthcare consumption estimates from a nationwide burden of asthma study (data from 2014 to 2018). Costs were calculated as total costs and excess costs compared to matched controls.

Results

The total annual financial burden for individuals with asthma was €3,572 per patient, divided into primary care (€929), secondary care (€1,137), medicine (€605), and sick leave transfers (€902

SUBMITTER: Holm Rovsing A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12509292 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature