Exploring static and dynamic relationships between burden of disease and research funding in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between burden of disease and research funding has been examined cross-sectionally, but temporal patterns have not been investigated. It is logical to assume that temporal improvements in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) reflect benefits from research funding; such assumptions are tempered by an unknown lag time for emergence of benefits from research.

Methods

We studied National Institutes of Health (NIH) research fund allocations and United States DALY estimates for overlapping disease categories (matched disease categories, MDC, N = 38). Using a general linear model, we separately analysed DALYs for MDCs in 2017 in relation to NIH research allocations in 2017 and 2007. We also examined how changes in DALYs were related to cumulative NIH r

SUBMITTER: Nimgaonkar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164716 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature