[Health economic aspects of physical-mental comorbidity].
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[Health economic aspects of physical-mental comorbidity]. / Lehnert, Thomas; Konnopka, Alexander; Riedel-Heller, S; König, Hans-Helmut.
In: BUNDESGESUNDHEITSBLA, Vol. 54, No. 1, 1, 2011, p. 120-127.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Health economic aspects of physical-mental comorbidity].
AU - Lehnert, Thomas
AU - Konnopka, Alexander
AU - Riedel-Heller, S
AU - König, Hans-Helmut
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Physical-mental comorbidity is often associated with worse clinical and psychosocial outcomes, reduced health-related quality of life, and increased healthcare utilization. The following article is dedicated to the health economic aspects of physical-mental comorbidity. It presents basic theoretical and methodological aspects of cost-of-illness studies and economic evaluations related to physical-mental comorbidity, which are explained and discussed for the practical example of comorbid depression in diabetes mellitus. The results show that mental comorbidity in diabetes is associated with increased healthcare costs, which can in part be attributed to an increased somatic health service use. Appropriate interventions can lower these excess costs. Economic evaluations assessing the effectiveness of interventions for depressive diabetics have shown that overall health can be improved and costs saved. However, especially in health economics, mental comorbidity in somatic diseases has not been comprehensively investigated and further research is warranted.
AB - Physical-mental comorbidity is often associated with worse clinical and psychosocial outcomes, reduced health-related quality of life, and increased healthcare utilization. The following article is dedicated to the health economic aspects of physical-mental comorbidity. It presents basic theoretical and methodological aspects of cost-of-illness studies and economic evaluations related to physical-mental comorbidity, which are explained and discussed for the practical example of comorbid depression in diabetes mellitus. The results show that mental comorbidity in diabetes is associated with increased healthcare costs, which can in part be attributed to an increased somatic health service use. Appropriate interventions can lower these excess costs. Economic evaluations assessing the effectiveness of interventions for depressive diabetics have shown that overall health can be improved and costs saved. However, especially in health economics, mental comorbidity in somatic diseases has not been comprehensively investigated and further research is warranted.
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Humans
KW - Internationality
KW - Prevalence
KW - Chronic Disease
KW - Germany/epidemiology
KW - Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data
KW - Diabetes Mellitus/economics/epidemiology
KW - Mental Disorders/economics/epidemiology
KW - Models, Economic
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Humans
KW - Internationality
KW - Prevalence
KW - Chronic Disease
KW - Germany/epidemiology
KW - Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data
KW - Diabetes Mellitus/economics/epidemiology
KW - Mental Disorders/economics/epidemiology
KW - Models, Economic
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 54
SP - 120
EP - 127
JO - BUNDESGESUNDHEITSBLA
JF - BUNDESGESUNDHEITSBLA
SN - 1436-9990
IS - 1
M1 - 1
ER -
