Title |
The Economic impact of ME/CFS: Individual and societal costs
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Published in |
Dynamic Medicine, April 2008
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DOI | 10.1186/1476-5918-7-6 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Leonard A Jason, Mary C Benton, Lisa Valentine, Abra Johnson, Susan Torres-Harding |
Abstract |
ME/CFS is characterized by debilitating fatigue in addition to other physical and cognitive symptoms. It is estimated to affect over 800,000 adults in the U.S. ME/CFS often results in diminished functionality and increased economic impact. The economic impact of an illness is generally divided into two categories: direct and indirect costs. Despite high prevalence rates and the disabling nature of the illness, few studies have examined the costs of ME/CFS at the individual and societal level. In fact, of the four studies examining the economic impact of ME/ME/CFS only two used a U. S. sample. The current study used community and tertiary samples to examine the direct costs of ME/CFS. |
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