title: Predicting the cost of Parkinson's disease.
abstract: The degenerative nature of Parkinson's disease (PD) suggests that it will lead to high levels of resource use. This study measures service use and costs for a representative community sample of PD patients and identifies cost predictors. Patients were identified from general practices and were interviewed twice, separated by a 12-month interval. Demographic and clinical data on patients were collected and 6-month costs were calculated. Regression analysis was used to identify significant baseline predictors of follow-up costs. The annual service costs (baseline and follow-up combined) were 13,804 pounds per person. Formal service costs accounted for 20% of this figure with informal care from families/friends accounting for 80%. The regression model explained 42% of total follow-up costs and significant predictors included gender (with men having higher costs), disability, and depression.
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom. p.mccrone@iop.kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCrone
authors.forename: Liesl M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Allcock
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Burn
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003710:Demography; D003863:Depression / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology; D004739:England; D005221:Fatigue; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000191:economics* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology