Economic burden of migraine in Latvia and Lithuania: direct and indirect costs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migraine is a primary headache disorder which affects all aspects of life. The financial burden of migraine imposed on the society might be substantial. This study aims at estimating the economic cost of migraine in Latvia and Lithuania, including both direct and indirect costs. Direct costs encompass the costs of migraine-related health care resource utilization. Indirect costs are related to productivity loss, the potential or expected earnings lost due to migraine.

Methods

Direct cost is assessed by using the prevalence method, a widely used cost-of-illness approach. The prevalence rate of migraine and the migraine-related health care resource utilization are proxied from the literature, whereas unit cost of medical services and procedures are retrieved from na

SUBMITTER: Lubloy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6734255 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature