The Economic Burden of Patients with Mental Illness in Shandong Province during 2005 to 2013
- VernacularTitle:山东省2005-2013年精神疾病患者的经济负担分析
- Author:
Junfang XU
;
Jian WANG
;
Feng CHENG
- Keywords:
Mental illness;
Economic burden
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Statistics
2017;34(2):196-199
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To calculate the social economic burden of mental illness,and to analyze the economic impact of different patients with mental illness in Shandong Province.Methods Direct method was used to calculate the direct economic burden,and human capital method was employed to estimate the indirect economic burden.Results The social economic burden increased from 10.076 billion in 2005 to 31.277 billion in 2013,and the proportion of the social economic burden accounting for GDP of Shandong province was between 0.5 ％ ～ 0.7％.The economic burden caused by women,18-39 years old patients,rural patients and mood disorders was higher than that of men,more than 55 years-old patients,urban patients and other diagnoses,respectively.Conclusions The economic burden brought by mental illness was heavy and increasing during 2005-2013.The economic burden caused by different people was heterogeneous.
