Developing a Lifetime Cost Calculator for Spinal Cord Injury: The SCI Cost Calculator.

ABSTRACT: Study DesignHealth economic model.ObjectivesSignificant work has been done to estimate the cost of spinal cord injury (SCI) from a health system perspective. Most of this work, however, does not establish the true cost to the individual living with SCI. This study aimed to develop a cost calculator reflecting both initial health care costs as well as lifetime costs with direct input from people living with SCI.MethodsCosts were seperated into initial costs and lifetime costs. For initial costs, estimates were obtained from Canadian SCI health care data and the literature, and were then adjusted for inflation to 2024. For lifetime costs, input from individuals living with SCI and clinical input were collected. Initial and lifetime costs were integrated into a novel, user-friendly cost calcu

SUBMITTER: Mitton C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12629965 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature