The economic burden of diseases in the Nordic countries: A systematic review ...

• Main Authors: Mayntz, Stephan Krog, Peronard, Cecilie Rose Fossar, Søgaard, Jes, Chang, Angela Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SAGE Journals 2023
• Subjects: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified; FOS: Health sciences; Greenland; Norway; Prisma; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.6429772; https://sage.figshare.com/collections/The_economic_burden_of_diseases_in_the_Nordic_countries_A_systematic_review/6429772

Background:Economic burden studies can provide insights into the drivers leading to increasing healthcare costs. It can also provide a more holistic view of how diseases impact the welfare of patients and their families. Having concrete estimates of the economic burden across multiple diseases can help policymakers determine which diseases are economically more burdensome. This study aimed to review and summarise comprehensively economic burden studies across multiple diseases in the Nordic countries between 2000 and 2020.Methods:According to the 2020 PRISMA statement, a systematic literature review was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Academic Search Premier and Global Health databases using key terms related to the economic burden of any disease in Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Grey literature was also reviewed.Results:A total of 10,050 potential titles and abstracts were identified and screened, and 254 full-text papers that met the inclusion criteria were evaluated by two ...