Methodological aspects in valuing loss of production and informal care in cost-of-illness studies

作者：Gianino Maria Michela; Petrinco Michele; Ferrando Alberto^*; Galzerano Mario; Gregori Dario; Pagano Eva

来源：Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 2009, 33(6): 243-247.

• social costs illness
• costs for loss of productivity
• informal care costs

Estimating costs of illness in social terms requires the consideration of the loss of production costs due to absence from work. Costs related to informal rate should also be counted Costs due to the loss of production are valued through the human capital method and the frictional costs method Opportunity cost and proxy good methods ate utilized for the informal care Our study highlights practical issues about the use of a variety of methods and points out their main limits (Epidemiol Prev 2009, 33(6) 243-47)

• 出版日期2009-12