Economic burden of stroke across Europe: A population-based cost analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In 2017, 1.5 million people were diagnosed with stroke, 9 million were living with stroke and 0.4 million died because of stroke in 32 European countries. We estimate the economic burden of stroke across these countries in 2017.

Patients and methods

In a population-based cost analysis, we evaluated the cost of stroke. We estimated overall health and social care costs from expenditure on care in the primary, outpatient, emergency, inpatient and nursing/residential care settings, and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, we estimated the costs of unpaid care provided by relatives or friends of patients, lost earnings due to premature death and costs associated with individuals who temporarily or permanently left employment because of illness.

Results

In 2017 strok

SUBMITTER: Luengo-Fernandez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7092742 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature