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KMID : 1170320070130010059
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Korean Journal of Health Economics and Policy
2007 Volume.13 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.74
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Measuring Opportunity Costs of Caregiving -Case Study of End Stage Renal Disease
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Jang Won-Ik
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Abstract
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An improved understanding of role of informal caregiver and the costs of diseases are obtained by conducting a case study of the costs associated with end stage renal disease(ESRD). In the costs of ESRD, the costs incurred by both patients and their primary informal caregivers are calculated. One of the results in this study indicates the patient’s and caregiver’s perception of the quantity of caregiving varies. Using patients and their primary caregivers at a regional dialysis center in east-central Texas as a case study, calculated total ESRD costs range from $84,086 to $123,144/ year/case. Of the total costs, approximately 4% can be attributed to informal caregiving. Consideration of informal caregiving costs is, therefore, an important component of the costs of disease. These calculations are conservative as the costs associated with lifestyle changes and health effects are noted, but no monetary value is placed on them
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KEYWORD
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End Stage Renal Disease, ESRD, Informal caregiving, Costs of disease, Caregiving costs
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