Ekman Mattias, Johnell Olof, Lidgren Lars
Stockholm Health Economics, SE-111 21 Stockholm, Sweden.
Acta Orthop. 2005 Apr;76(2):275-84. doi: 10.1080/00016470510030698.
Low back pain (LBP) is a common cause of lost work days and disability. In 2001, expenditure for back pain represented 11% of the total costs for short-term sick leave in Sweden, and about 13% of all early retirement pensions were granted for back problems, of which LBP is the most important symptom. The magnitude of LBP as a health problem justifies a closer look at its burden of illness to society.
We assessed the costs of LBP to society in Sweden in 2001. The study was conducted in a cost-of-illness framework, measuring both the direct costs of providing health care to LBP patients, and the indirect costs as the value of the production that is lost because people are too ill to work. The costs were estimated by a prevalence and top-down approach.
The total cost of LBP was 1860 million EUR in Sweden in 2001. The indirect costs due to lost productivity accounted for 84% of the total cost.
The cost of illness due to low back pain was substantial, but does not appear to have risen during the last 10-15 years.
腰痛（LBP）是导致工作日损失和残疾的常见原因。2001年，瑞典因背痛产生的费用占短期病假总费用的11%，约13%的提前退休养老金是因背部问题发放的，其中腰痛是最重要的症状。腰痛作为一个健康问题的严重程度，有必要更深入地研究其对社会的疾病负担。
我们评估了2001年瑞典腰痛对社会造成的成本。该研究在疾病成本框架内进行，既测量为腰痛患者提供医疗保健的直接成本，也测量因人们病得无法工作而损失的生产价值的间接成本。成本通过患病率和自上而下的方法进行估算。
2001年瑞典腰痛的总成本为1.86亿欧元。因生产力损失导致的间接成本占总成本的84%。
腰痛导致的疾病成本很高，但在过去10 - 15年中似乎并未上升。
