Economic burden of schizophrenia in Italy: a probabilistic cost of illness analysis.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Schizophrenia is a chronic, debilitating psychiatric disease with highly variable treatment pathways and consequent economic impacts on resource utilisation. The aim of the study was to estimate the economic burden of schizophrenia in Italy for both the societal and Italian National Healthcare perspective. METHODS:A probabilistic cost of illness model was applied. A systematic literature review was carried out to identify epidemiological and economic data. Direct costs were calculated in terms of drugs, hospitalisations, specialist services, residential and semiresidential facilities. Indirect costs were calculated on the basis of patients' and caregivers' loss of productivity. In addition, the impact of disability compensation was taken into account using a database from the It

SUBMITTER: Marcellusi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829672 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature