The Economic Burden of Visual Impairment and Comorbid Fatigue: A Cost-of-Illness Study (From a Societal Perspective)
Author(s) -
Wouter Schakel,
Hilde P. A. van der Aa,
Christina Bode,
Carel Hulshof,
Ger H. M. B. van Rens,
Ruth M. A. van Nispen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.17-23224
Subject(s) - visual impairment , confidence interval , medicine , odds ratio , quality of life (healthcare) , indirect costs , gerontology , physical therapy , psychiatry , nursing , accounting , business
To investigate the burden of visual impairment and comorbid fatigue in terms of impact on daily life, by estimating societal costs (direct medical costs and indirect non-health care costs) accrued by these conditions.
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