Cost of Illness

"Cost of Illness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The personal cost of disease which may be economic, social, or psychological. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care.

Descriptor ID	D017281
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.151.165 N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046
Concept/Terms	Cost of Illness Cost of Illness Illness Cost Illness Costs Sickness Cost Costs, Sickness Burden of Illness Illness Burden Illness Burdens Cost of Disease Economic Burden of Disease Disease Cost Cost, Disease Costs, Disease Disease Costs Cost of Sickness Sickness Costs Costs of Disease

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cost of Illness".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Economics [N03.219]
Costs and Cost Analysis [N03.219.151]
Cost of Illness [N03.219.151.165]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
Health Status Indicators [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375]
Cost of Illness [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
Health Status Indicators [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475]
Cost of Illness [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cost of Illness".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cost of Illness".

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Bar chart showing 68 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	3	3
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	1	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	1	3
2008	4	2	6
2009	2	0	2
2010	1	6	7
2011	0	2	2
2012	2	1	3
2013	1	2	3
2014	0	5	5
2015	3	0	3
2016	2	3	5
2017	2	1	3
2018	4	2	6
2019	3	0	3
2020	0	2	2
2021	0	2	2
2024	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in Profiles.

Tran PT, Nduaguba SO, Wang Y, Diaby V, Finelli L, Choi Y, Winterstein AG. Economic Burden of Medically Attended Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Among Privately Insured Children Under 5?Years of Age in the USA. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2024 Jul; 18(7):e13347.

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Shih CA, Li CC, Chang YF, Hwang JS, Tsai MC, Chou YY, Lin CJ, Huang MT, Hong CK, Tai TW, Wu CH. Demographics and medical burden of osteogenesis imperfecta: a nationwide database analysis. Osteoporos Int. 2024 Jul; 35(7):1185-1193.

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Ganske IM, Sanchez K, Le E, Langa OC, Sharif-Askary B, Ross E, Santiago P, Meara JG, Padwa BL, Allori AC. Time-Driven, Activity-Based Costing of Presurgical Infant Orthopedics: A Critical Component of Establishing Value of Latham Appliance and Nasoalveolar Molding. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 03 01; 147(3):444-454.

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Lindly OJ, Nasol E, Tarazi CL, Chavez AE, Zuckerman KE. Toward Equitable Health Outcomes for Diverse Children With ADHD and Their Families. Acad Pediatr. 2021 May-Jun; 21(4):617-619.

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Nedjat-Haiem FR, Cadet T, Parada H, Jones T, Jimenez EE, Thompson B, Wells KJ, Mishra SI. Financial Hardship and Health Related Quality of Life Among Older Latinos With Chronic Diseases. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Aug; 38(8):938-946.

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Sobanski PZ, Alt-Epping B, Currow DC, Goodlin SJ, Grodzicki T, Hogg K, Janssen DJA, Johnson MJ, Krajnik M, Leget C, Mart?nez-Sell?s M, Moroni M, Mueller PS, Ryder M, Simon ST, Stowe E, Larkin PJ. Palliative care for people living with heart failure: European Association for Palliative Care Task Force expert position statement. Cardiovasc Res. 2020 01 01; 116(1):12-27.

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Desai R, Abbas SA, Fong HK, Lodhi MU, Doshi R, Savani S, Gangani K, Sachdeva R, Kumar G. Burden and impact of takotsubo syndrome in myasthenic crisis: A national inpatient perspective on the under-recognized but potentially fatal association. Int J Cardiol. 2020 01 15; 299:63-66.

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Olufajo OA, Zeineddin A, Nonez H, Okorie NC, De La Cruz E, Cornwell EE, Williams M. Trends in Firearm Injuries Among Children and Teenagers in the United States. J Surg Res. 2020 01; 245:529-536.

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Zhao X, Page TF, Altszuler AR, Pelham WE, Kipp H, Gnagy EM, Coxe S, Schatz NK, Merrill BM, Macphee FL, Pelham WE. Family Burden of Raising a Child with ADHD. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2019 08; 47(8):1327-1338.

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Sia?ez M, Highfield L, Collins T, Grineski S. Burden of Illness, Primary Care Use, and Medication Utilization among US-M?xico Border Children with Wheezing. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 06; 6(3):594-602.

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