Journal article
The costs of epilepsy in Australia: A productivity-based analysis
E Foster, Z Chen, E Zomer, M Rychkova, P Carney, TJ O'Brien, D Liew, GD Jackson, P Kwan, Z Ademi
Neurology | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2020
Abstract
ObjectiveTo determine the health economic burden of epilepsy for Australians of working age by using life table modeling and to model whether improved seizure control may result in substantial health economic benefits.MethodsLife table modeling was used for working age Australians aged 15-69 years with epilepsy and the cohort was followed until age 70 years. Published 2017 population and epilepsy-related data regarding epilepsy prevalence, mortality, and productivity were used. This model was then re-simulated, assuming the cohort no longer had epilepsy. Differences in outcomes between these cohorts were attributed to epilepsy. Scenarios were also simulated in which the proportion of seizure..
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Awarded by State Government of Victoria
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by an Australian Government Medical Research Future Fund Frontier Health and Medical Research Program Stage One grant (MRFF75908). The Florey Institute ofNeuroscience and MentalHealth acknowledges the strong support from the Victorian Government and in particular the funding from the Operational Infrastructure Support Grant.