The Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Canada 2018: Indirect Costs of IBD Care.
M Ellen KuenzigLawrence LeeWael El-MataryAdam V WeizmanEric I BenchimolGilaad G KaplanGeoffrey C NguyenCharles N BernsteinAlain BittonKate LeeJane Cooke-LauderSanjay K MurthyPublished in: Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (2018)
Canadian-specific data on indirect health-related costs of IBD is sparse across all domains of indirect costs.In particular, the rates of absenteeism, presenteeism and premature retirement among IBD patients living in Canada require further study to gauge more accurately the indirect health-related costs of IBD in Canada.Indirect costs relating to decreased professional development, caregiver burden and out-of-pocket purchases among IBD patients are largely unknown and require further study.Indirect costs incurred by Canadian children with IBD and their families or caregivers are largely unknown.