Health and economic burden of herpes zoster in adults in Finland: A retrospective nationwide database study.

ABSTRACT: The risk of herpes zoster (HZ) and its complications, such as postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), increases with age and burdens patients, the healthcare system, and society. We aimed to estimate the incidence, healthcare resource use (HCRU), and direct and indirect costs due to HZ and HZ-related complications (i.e. PHN) per age group in the adult population in Finland. This retrospective, non-interventional population-based registry study collected data from four different registers over 2014-2019: three with nationwide coverage and one with partial nationwide coverage. International classification codes were used to identify HZ and PHN cases. The incidences of HZ and PHN were stratified annually and per age group (18-49, 50-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-79, ≥80 years of age [YoA]). The HZ-associated HC

SUBMITTER: Kanerva M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12520092 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature