"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 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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Costs of Influenza Illness and Acute Respiratory Infections by Household Income Level: Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Implications for Health Equity. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2025 01; 19(1):e70059.
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Alleviating the public health burden of hypertension: debating precision prevention as a possible solution. Glob Health Action. 2024 Dec 31; 17(1):2422169.
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Dementia and Its Profound Impact on Family Members and Partners: A Large UK Cross-Sectional Study. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2024 Oct-Dec 01; 38(4):338-343.
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Burden of Lassa fever disease in pregnant women and children and options for prevention. Vaccine. 2025 Jan 01; 43(Pt 1):126479.
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The economic burden of type 2 diabetes on the public healthcare system in Kenya: a cost of illness study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct 14; 24(1):1228.
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Patient journey, disease burden, and functional disability in patients with axial spondyloarthritis in South Africa: results of International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS). Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Nov; 43(11):3335-3343.
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The cost of care for children hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated lower respiratory infection in Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2024 09 04; 24(1):2410.
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Early life respiratory syncytial virus disease-a preventable burden. Lancet Infect Dis. 2024 Aug; 24(8):794-795.
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Measurement of the major ignored burden of multiple myeloma, pernicious anaemia and of other haematological conditions on partners and family members: A cross-sectional study. Eur J Haematol. 2024 Jul; 113(1):117-126.
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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants: burden of disease, impact on vaccine effectiveness and need for variant-adapted vaccines. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1130539.