BACKGROUND & AIMS: Disease related malnutrition (under-nutrition caused by illness) is a worldwide problem in all health care settings with potentially serious consequences on a physical as well as a psycho-social level. In the European Union countries about 20 million patients are affected by disease related malnutrition, costing EU governments up to € 120 billion annually. The aim of this study is to calculate the total additional costs of disease related malnutrition in The Netherlands. METHODS: A cost-of-illness analysis was used to calculate the additional total costs of disease related malnutrition in adults (>18 years of age) for The Netherlands in 2011 in the hospital, nursing- and residential home and home care setting, expressed as an absolute monetary value as well as a percentage of the total Dutch national health expenditure and as a percentage of the total costs of the studied health care sectors in The Netherlands. RESULTS: The total additional costs of managing adult patients with disease related malnutrition were estimated to be € 1.9 billion in 2011 which equals 2.1% of the total Dutch national health expenditure and 4.9% of the total costs of the health care sectors analyzed in this study. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that the additional costs of disease related malnutrition in adults in The Netherlands are considerable.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Disease related malnutrition (under-nutrition caused by illness) is a worldwide problem in all health care settings with potentially serious consequences on a physical as well as a psycho-social level. In the European Union countries about 20 million patients are affected by disease related malnutrition, costing EU governments up to € 120 billion annually. The aim of this study is to calculate the total additional costs of disease related malnutrition in The Netherlands. METHODS: A cost-of-illness analysis was used to calculate the additional total costs of disease related malnutrition in adults (>18 years of age) for The Netherlands in 2011 in the hospital, nursing- and residential home and home care setting, expressed as an absolute monetary value as well as a percentage of the total Dutch national health expenditure and as a percentage of the total costs of the studied health care sectors in The Netherlands. RESULTS: The total additional costs of managing adult patients with disease related malnutrition were estimated to be € 1.9 billion in 2011 which equals 2.1% of the total Dutch national health expenditure and 4.9% of the total costs of the health care sectors analyzed in this study. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that the additional costs of disease related malnutrition in adults in The Netherlands are considerable.
Authors: R S Guerra; T F Amaral; A S Sousa; F Pichel; M T Restivo; S Ferreira; I Fonseca Journal: Eur J Clin Nutr Date: 2014-11-05 Impact factor: 4.016
Authors: S M Robinson; J Y Reginster; R Rizzoli; S C Shaw; J A Kanis; I Bautmans; H Bischoff-Ferrari; O Bruyère; M Cesari; B Dawson-Hughes; R A Fielding; J M Kaufman; F Landi; V Malafarina; Y Rolland; L J van Loon; B Vellas; M Visser; C Cooper Journal: Clin Nutr Date: 2017-08-24 Impact factor: 7.324