 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.
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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2007 | 8 | 3 | 11 | | 2008 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2009 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2011 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2012 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2013 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2014 | 7 | 14 | 21 | | 2015 | 5 | 11 | 16 | | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2017 | 10 | 3 | 13 | | 2018 | 10 | 7 | 17 | | 2019 | 6 | 11 | 17 | | 2020 | 9 | 11 | 20 | | 2021 | 3 | 13 | 16 | | 2022 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2024 | 4 | 11 | 15 | | 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in Profiles.
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Hanson KA, Austin J, Clayton N, Anderson P, Vano-Galvan S, Marwaha S, Kurosky SK, Lejeune A, Piercy J, Law EH. Patient-Reported Psychosocial Burdens and Quality of Life and Work Productivity Impacts Among Patients with Clinically Distinct Alopecia Areata Severity Profiles. Adv Ther. 2025 Sep; 42(9):4556-4570.
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Sarode AL, Su E, Drost J, Evan M, Haselton L, Blecker N. The economic burden of hip fractures in the geriatric population by mental health illness and substance Use Status: National estimates 2016 to 2020. Injury. 2025 Oct; 56(10):112615.
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Wheeler AP, Cibelli E, Hanson G, Percier C, Porstmann T, Shridhar N, Shapiro A. Treatment and Disease Burden in a Cohort of People With Haemophilia Without Inhibitors in the United States. Haemophilia. 2025 Sep; 31(5):912-921.
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Forero Molina MA, Kram YE, Lanser BJ. The Global Burden of Food Allergy. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2025 Aug; 45(3):325-337.
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Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Nat Commun. 2025 May 07; 16(1):4235.
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Eichenfield LF, Shi VY, Yu J, Pierce EJ, Atwater AR, Austin J, Anderson P, Paller AS. Patient-Reported Impact of Atopic Dermatitis on Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Disease: Results of a Real-World, Cross-Sectional Survey. Pediatr Dermatol. 2025 May-Jun; 42(3):523-531.
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Silverberg JI, Anderson P, Cappelleri JC, Piercy J, Levenberg ME, Myers DE, Gerber RA. Burden of mild and moderate atopic dermatitis in adults: results from a real-world study in the United States. Arch Dermatol Res. 2025 Mar 12; 317(1):556.
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Bradley CJ, Shih YT, Yabroff KR. Inauspicious Beginnings: Cancer and Financial Hardship among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in the United States. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Dec 02; 33(12):1553-1555.
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Danpanichkul P, Duangsonk K, Díaz LA, Chen VL, Rangan P, Sukphutanan B, Dutta P, Wanichthanaolan O, Ramadoss V, Sim B, Tung D, Siranart N, Noritake H, Takahashi H, Noureddin M, Leggio L, Yang JD, Fallon MB, Arab JP, Winder GS, Liangpunsakul S, Mellinger JL, Wijarnpreecha K. The burden of alcohol and substance use disorders in adolescents and young adults. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Jan 01; 266:112495.
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Myers SP, Zheng Y, Dibble K, Mittendorf EA, King TA, Ruddy KJ, Peppercorn JM, Schapira L, Borges VF, Come SE, Rosenberg SM, Partridge AH. Financial Difficulty Over Time in Young Adults With Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2446091.
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