"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.165 N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046
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| 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
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cost of Illness" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in Profiles.
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Economic Burden of Acute Gastroenteritis among Members of Integrated Healthcare Delivery System, United States, 2014-2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 May; 30(5):968-973.
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Financial Toxicity of Cancer Care: An Analysis of Financial Burden in Three Distinct Health Care Systems. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 10; 17(10):e1450-e1459.
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A theoretical model of financial burden after cancer diagnosis. Future Oncol. 2020 Dec; 16(36):3095-3105.
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Financial Hardship, Healthcare Utilization, and Health Among U.S. Cancer Survivors. Am J Prev Med. 2020 07; 59(1):68-78.
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The burden of non-cardiac comorbidities and association with clinical outcomes in an acute heart failure trial - insights from ASCEND-HF. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020 06; 22(6):1022-1031.
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Costs of Severe Maternal Morbidity During Pregnancy in US Commercially Insured and Medicaid Populations: An Observational Study. Matern Child Health J. 2020 Jan; 24(1):30-38.
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Evaluating Lung Cancer Screening Across Diverse Healthcare Systems: A Process Model from the Lung PROSPR Consortium. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2020 02; 13(2):129-136.
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Financial burden and quality of life among early-onset colorectal cancer survivors: A qualitative analysis. Health Expect. 2019 10; 22(5):1050-1057.
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Workflow Requirements for Cost-of-Care Conversations in Outpatient Settings Providing Oncology or Primary Care: A Qualitative, Human-Centered Design Study. Ann Intern Med. 2019 05 07; 170(9_Suppl):S70-S78.
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A Comprehensive Measure of the Costs of Caring for a Parent: Differences According to Functional Status. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 10; 66(10):2003-2008.