"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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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in Profiles.
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Patient and physician perspectives on disease burden in chronic spontaneous urticaria: A real-world US survey. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2025 Mar; 134(3):315-323.e3.
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Cost burden of cirrhosis and liver disease progression in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: A US cohort study. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2024 Sep; 30(9):929-941.
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Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis. Chin Med J (Engl). 2025 Jan 05; 138(1):41-48.
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Disability-Adjusted Life Years Due to Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States: A CARES Surveillance Group Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 05; 16(5):e009786.
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Financial Hardship in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer in the Era After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol. 2023 02 10; 41(5):1000-1010.
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The Cost of Diagnosing and Managing Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Europe and the United States. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2022 09 15; 31(3):317-322.
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Thoracoscopic sympathectomy decreases disease burden in patients with medically refractory ventricular arrhythmias. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 05 02; 34(5):783-790.
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International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Olfaction. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 04; 12(4):327-680.
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The hidden burden of unplanned readmission after emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 11 01; 91(5):891-897.
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Patient Perceptions Impact Progression to Third-Line Therapy for Treatment of Overactive Bladder. J Urol. 2021 11; 206(5):1240-1247.