Table 5.
Cost of illness of chronic hand eczema
| References | Country | Cost | US$ (2020) | € (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortesi et al. [15] | Italy | Mean total costs per patient-month (minimum–maximum) |
$652.66 ($53.51–$3595.59) |
€464.04 (€38.05–€2556.46) |
| Fowler et al. [16] | USA | Total direct medical cost per month |
$452.05 (SE $32.35) |
€321.41 (SE €23.00) |
| Diepgen et al. [17] | Germany | Total yearly costs | ||
| SHI patients | $3440.26 | €2446.02 | ||
| Direct medical costs | $2816.48 | €2002.52 | ||
| Indirect costs | $623.77 | €443.50 | ||
| OHI patients | $10,883.20 | €7737.96 | ||
| Direct medical costs | $5349.57 | €3803.54 | ||
| Indirect costs | $5532.17 | €3933.37 | ||
| Non-working SHI patients | $2007.18 | €1427.10 | ||
| Work-unaffected SHI patients | $2316.87 | €1647.29 | ||
| Work-impaired SHI patients | $8142.67 | €5789.44 | ||
| Direct costs | $5115.84 | €3637.36 | ||
| Indirect costs | $3026.83 | €2152.08 | ||
| Work disease OHI patients | $12,500.33 | €8887.73 | ||
| Direct costs | $5349.57 | €3803.54 | ||
| Indirect costs | $5532.17 | €3933.37 | ||
| Augustin [14] | Germany | Total yearly societal cost per patient | $3440.26 | €2446.02 |
| Direct costs | $2816.48 | €2002.52 | ||
| Indirect costs | $623.77 | €443.50 | ||
| van Gils [13] | The Netherlands | Mean (SD) cost per year per patient | ||
| Integrated care—total societal costs | $5838.46 (1290.34) | €4151.15 (917.43) | ||
| Direct costs | $1546.79 (129.74) | €1099.77 (92.25) | ||
| Indirect costs | $4291.67 (1247.77) | €3051.38 (887.16) | ||
| Usual care—total societal costs | $2549.26 (694.33) | €1812.52 (493.67) | ||
| Direct costs | $775.42 (76.02) | €551.32 (54.05) | ||
| Indirect costs | $1773.84 (659.87) | €1261.20 (469.17) | ||
OHI occupational health insurance, SD standard deviation, SE standard error, SHI statutory health insurance