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The economic burden of stroke in 2010 in Korea

2010년 한국인 뇌졸중의 경제적 질병부담

  • Kim, Hyun-Jin (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Ae (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Korea University) ;
  • Seo, Hye-Young (Department of Health Policy and Hospital Management, Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Jung (Department of Nursing, Cheju Halla College) ;
  • Yoon, Seok-Jun (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Oh, In-Hwan (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 김현진 (고려대학교 일반대학원 보건학협동과정) ;
  • 김영애 (고려대학교 일반대학원 보건학협동과정) ;
  • 서혜영 (고려대학교 보건대학원 보건 정책 및 병원관리학과) ;
  • 김은정 (제주한라대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 윤석준 (고려대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 오인환 (경희대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 2012.12.10
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Abstract

Stroke is a disease that causes a substantial economic burden. With the rapidly aging population in Korea, the prevalence of chronic diseases, including stroke, is expected to rise, along with associated health care expenditures. Therefore, we estimated the economic burden of stroke in Korea in 2010 using nationally representative data. We used a prevalence-based approach to estimate the cost of stroke by claims data from the Korean National Health Insurance. Data from the Korea Health Panel, the Korea National Statistical Office's records of causes of death, and Labor Statistics were used to calculate direct non-medical costs and indirect costs. Direct costs included direct medical costs and direct non-medical costs, and indirect costs were opportunity costs lost due to premature death and productivity loss. Total costs were estimated by adding age- and gender-specific costs. The total economic burden of stroke was $3.53 billion: $1.87 billion for hemorrhagic stroke and $1.66 billion for ischemic stroke. The direct costs were $1.74 billion and the indirect costs were $1.79 billion. By gender, males were burdened at $2.19 billion, while females bore $1.34 billion of the total burden. Stroke imposes a huge economic burden, as indicated by the fact that the costs of stroke increased by 4.4% from 2005 to 2010, and the estimated cost was 0.35% of gross domestic product. Therefore, effective prevention programs and treatments are needed to reduce the economic burden of stroke in Korea.

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