- Title
- Economic burden of Parkinson's disease in Singapore
- Creator
- Zhao, Y. J.; Tan, L. C. S.; Li, S. C.; Au, W. L.; Seah, S. H.; Lau, P. N.; Luo, N.; Wee, H. L.
- Relation
- European Journal of Neurology Vol. 18, Issue 3, p. 519-526
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03210.x
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2011
- Description
- Background: This study was carried out to evaluate the economic burden of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and factors independently associated with individual components of total cost in Singapore. Methods: A consecutive sample of 195 patients with PD (mean age: 68.2, men: 51.8%) attending a tertiary neuroscience clinic were identified and interviewed using standardized questionnaires including a financial burden questionnaire, two Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) questionnaires and the Beck Depression Inventory questionnaire. Results: Annual total cost of PD from a societal perspective was SGD11345 (USD10129) per patient, with direct cost accounted for 38.5% and indirect cost 61.5%. The main cost components for direct medical cost, direct non-medical cost, and indirect cost was pharmacotherapy (50.4%), home care (76.1%), and productivity loss (97.9%), respectively. In multiple linear regression analysis, higher education, younger age and longer duration of PD were associated with higher total cost. Conclusions: Parkinson’s disease exerts a considerable burden on patients, health care system and society in Singapore. As productivity loss accounts for a large share of the economic burden imposed by PD, treatments and health care programmes with potential for returning patients to higher productivity are urgently needed.
- Subject
- cost; Parkinson's disease; economic burden; Singapore
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1065812
- Identifier
- uon:17946
- Identifier
- ISSN:1351-5101
- Language
- eng
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