Report on New Zealand Cost-of-Illness Studies on Long-Term Conditions
Date of publication (online): July 2009
Summary of publication
This report identifies and summarises economic impact reports on health and societal costs of long-term conditions in New Zealand.
The author identified 30 New Zealand-specific publications, articles and reports dating from 1985. However, gaps were identified in the literature with only 11 long-term conditions investigated through cost-of-illness studies, and none accounted for the effect of comorbidities on costs.
Long-term conditions consume a vast amount of resources in New Zealand - both in terms of direct health care and the indirect costs on society as a whole. Most of the studies estimated annual societal costs of more than $100 million per condition or risk factor. Where indirect costs had been calculated, these costs generally contributed between one-third and two-thirds of the total cost.
Related information
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Publishing information
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ISBN number: 978-0-478-31922-4 (Online)
HP number: 4764
Citation: Ministry of Health. 2009. Report on New Zealand Cost-of-Illness Studies on Long-Term Conditions. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
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