کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2405144 1103016 2010 14 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The health care burden and societal impact of acute otitis media in seven European countries: Results of an Internet survey
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی ایمونولوژی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The health care burden and societal impact of acute otitis media in seven European countries: Results of an Internet survey
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper estimates medical resource use, direct costs, and productivity losses and costs (indirect costs) during episodes of acute otitis media (AOM) in young children. A 24-item Internet questionnaire was developed for parents in Belgium (Flanders), France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom (UK) to report health care resource use and productivity losses during the most recent episode of AOM in their child, younger than 5 years. The percentage who did not seek medical help for AOM was considerable in The Netherlands (28.3%) and the UK (19.7%). Antibiotic use was high, ranging from 60.8% (Germany) to 87.1% (Italy). Total costs per AOM episode ranged from €332.00 (The Netherlands) to €752.49 (UK). Losses in productivity accounted for 61% (France) to 83% (Germany) of the total costs. AOM poses a significant medical and economic burden to society.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Vaccine - Volume 28, Supplement 6, 19 November 2010, Pages G39–G52
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