Definition: The personal cost of acute or chronic disease. The cost to the patient may be an economic, social, or psychological cost or personal loss to self, family, or immediate community. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, QUALITY OF LIFE, etc. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, meaning the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care, rather than personal impact on individuals.
no qualif; IM; coord IM with specific disease with pertinent qualif; if monetary cost in disease, coord IM with specific disease /econ; COST OF ILLNESS is personal cost to the patient including economic and psychosocial costs; it is not HEALTH CARE COSTS
See AlsoQuality of Life
Other names Disease Costs; Burden of Illness; Sickness Costs; Illness Costs; Illness Cost; Illness Burdens; Illness Burden; Costs, Sickness; Costs, Disease; Cost, Sickness; Cost, Disease; Sickness Cost; Disease Cost; Costs of Disease; Cost of Sickness; Cost of Disease
