Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome. | Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation BioMed Central Research The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome Kenneth J Reynolds1 Suzanne D Vernon2 Ellen Bouchery3 and William C Reeves 2 Open Access Address 1SRA International Inc. Arlington 2Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta and 3The Lewin Group Falls Church Email Kenneth J Reynolds - ken_Reynolds@ Suzanne D Vernon - sdv2@ Ellen Bouchery - William C Reeves - wcr1@ Corresponding author Published 21 June 2004 Received 07 June 2004 Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2004 2 4 doi 1478-7547-2-4 Accepted 2IJune 2004 This article is available from http content 2 1 4 2004 Reynolds et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Background Chronic fatigue syndrome CFS is a chronic incapacitating illness that affects between 400 000 and 800 000 Americans. Despite the disabling nature of this illness scant research has addressed the economic impact of CFS either on those affected or on the national economy. Methods We used microsimulation methods to analyze data from a surveillance study of CFS in Wichita Kansas and derive estimates of productivity losses due to CFS. Results We estimated a 37 decline in household productivity and a 54 reduction in labor force productivity among people with CFS. The annual total value of lost productivity in the United States was billion which represents about 20 000 per person with CFS or approximately one-half of the household and labor force productivity of the average person with this syndrome. Conclusion Lost productivity due to CFS was substantial both on an individual basis and relative to national estimates for other .
