Cost of Illness

"Cost of Illness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The personal cost of disease which may be economic, social, or psychological. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care.

Descriptor ID	D017281
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.151.165 N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046
Concept/Terms	Cost of Illness Cost of Illness Illness Cost Illness Costs Sickness Cost Costs, Sickness Burden of Illness Illness Burden Illness Burdens Cost of Disease Economic Burden of Disease Disease Cost Cost, Disease Costs, Disease Disease Costs Cost of Sickness Sickness Costs Costs of Disease

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cost of Illness".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Economics [N03.219]
Costs and Cost Analysis [N03.219.151]
Cost of Illness [N03.219.151.165]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
Health Status Indicators [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375]
Cost of Illness [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
Health Status Indicators [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475]
Cost of Illness [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cost of Illness".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cost of Illness".

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Bar chart showing 132 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2002	2	2	4
2003	2	1	3
2004	0	3	3
2005	1	0	1
2006	3	4	7
2007	5	4	9
2008	3	4	7
2009	0	1	1
2010	2	1	3
2011	2	0	2
2012	5	2	7
2013	1	2	3
2014	4	3	7
2015	11	7	18
2016	2	4	6
2017	2	7	9
2018	3	1	4
2019	2	7	9
2020	3	3	6
2021	0	4	4
2022	0	5	5
2023	0	2	2
2024	1	1	2
2025	5	1	6
2026	1	2	3

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Sim JA, Kim D, Yoo SH, Cho W, Hwang IY, Lee SY, Kim KH, Kim MS, Kim YJ, Jung EH, Lee J, Cho B. Social Capital and Financial Toxicity in Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer: Associations With Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Distress. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 May; 24(5):155-162.

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Kalra S, Kesavadev J, Goel R, Lakdawala M, Agrawal V, Malhotra N, Kapoor N, Deshpande N, Desai A, Mohan V, Khadgawat R, Sharma B. Burden of Obesity in India: Need for Policy Changes to Attain Highest Possible Level of Health and Well-Being. Clin Obes. 2026 Apr; 16(2):e70072.

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Gaffney A, McCormick D, Dickman SL, Bor D, Azaroff L, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Risk of Burdensome Health Care Spending Over Time in the US. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 02 01; 186(2):203-213.

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Abu HO, Del Castillo FF, Wang W, Saczynski JS, Mehawej J, Tenes P, Tisminetzky M, Gurwitz J, Goldberg RJ, Dosa D, Kapoor A, McManus DD. The prevalence and burden of chronic kidney disease, patterns of anticoagulation prescribing, and major bleeding risk in older adults with atrial fibrillation. BMC Geriatr. 2025 Dec 28; 26(1):138.

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Tsuchiyose E, Feifer D, Merz AF, Avery M, Eche-Ugwu IJ, Awofeso O, Orellana L, Becker D, Feudtner C, Freedman JL, Kang TI, Rosenberg AR, Waldman ED, Ullrich CK, Wolfe J, Requena ML, Dussel V. Research Burden in Pediatric Cancer: A Mixed Methods Study From the PediQUEST Response Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Dec; 70(6):649-663.

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Valluri H, Mohanty M, Mongil CR, Fuentes G, Sultan T, Torres AR. Investigating the burden of cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: Implications and priorities for pediatric neurology. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2025 10; 55:101225.

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Boakye MDS, Osei EP, Akyirem S, Dare S, Omololu SO, Ekpor E, Bossman IF, Addo-Mensah D, Duodu PA, Suglo JN. Psychosocial burden of diabetes in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Health Psychol. 2026 03; 31(3):948-982.

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Carter E, Banerjee S, Alexopoulos GS, Bingham KS, Marino P, Meyers BS, Mulsant BH, Neufeld NH, Rothschild AJ, Voineskos AN, Whyte EM, Flint AJ. Prediction of remission of pharmacologically treated psychotic depression: A machine learning approach. J Affect Disord. 2025 Jul 15; 381:291-297.

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Khan UI, Shah S, Qureshi A, Viswanathan S, Merchant AT, Virani SS, Wylie-Rosett J, Noornabi Y. Burden of cardiometabolic diseases and depression in a low-income, urban community in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 24; 25(1):757.

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Coute RA, Nathanson BH, Shekhar AC, White CN, Kurz MC, Jackson EA, Mader TJ. The Public Health and Economic Impact of Drug Overdose Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(4):325-331.

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