Herd R M, Tidman M J, Prescott R J, Hunter J A
Department of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh, U.K.
Br J Dermatol. 1996 Jul;135(1):20-3.
Atopic eczema affects 2.3% of the U.K. population. We have carried out a community study in a semi-rural area to assess its economic impact. One hundred and fifty-five patients with atopic eczema were identified and expenditure was assessed over a 2-month period. The mean personal cost to the patient was pounds 25.90, while the mean cost to the health service was pounds 16.20. There were 58 lost working days and 17 lost school days. A cohort of 10 severely affected patients attending the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh were studied; each patient spent, on average, pounds 325 in 2 months, and lead to a mean health service expenditure per patient of pounds 415, in 2 months. If these results were extrapolated to the U.K. population, the annual personal cost to patients with atopic eczema would be pounds 297m, the cost to the health service would be pounds 125m, and the annual cost to society of lost working days would be pounds 43m, making the total expenditure on atopic eczema pounds 465m.
特应性湿疹影响着2.3%的英国人口。我们在一个半乡村地区开展了一项社区研究，以评估其经济影响。确定了155名特应性湿疹患者，并对其两个月期间的支出进行了评估。患者的平均个人成本为25.90英镑，而医疗服务的平均成本为16.20英镑。有58个工作日和17个上学日的损失。对在爱丁堡皇家医院就诊的10名重症患者进行了队列研究；每位患者在两个月内平均花费325英镑，导致医疗服务平均每位患者在两个月内支出415英镑。如果将这些结果推算至英国人口，特应性湿疹患者的年度个人成本将为2.97亿英镑，医疗服务成本将为1.25亿英镑，因工作日损失给社会带来的年度成本将为4300万英镑，使得特应性湿疹的总支出达到4.65亿英镑。
