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MeSH Heading: Cost of Illness
Tree Number(s): N03.219.151.165; N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182; N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046
Unique ID: D017281
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017281
Annotation: coordinate with specific disease; if monetary cost in disease, coordinate with specific disease /‌econ
Scope Note: The personal cost of disease which may be economic, social, or psychological. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care.
Entry Term(s): Burden Of Disease; Burden of Illness; Cost of Disease; Cost of Sickness; Costs of Disease; Disease Burden; Disease Cost; Disease Costs; Economic Burden of Disease; Pill Burden; Sickness Cost; Therapeutic Burden
Previous Indexing: Costs and Cost Analysis (1966-1992); specific disease (1966-1992)
See Also: Quality of Life
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/04/26

No Qualifiers

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Economics [N03.219]
  - Costs and Cost Analysis [N03.219.151]

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
- Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
  - Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
    - Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
      - Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
        
        Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
        
        Health Status Indicators [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375]
        
        Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.046]
        
        Chronic Disease Indicators [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.091]
        
        Cost of Illness [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182]
        
        Global Burden of Disease [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182.500]
        
        Patient Acuity [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364]
        
        Sickness Impact Profile [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.730]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health [N06.850]
  - Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
    - Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
      - Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
        
        Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
        
        Health Status Indicators [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475]
        
        Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.012]
        
        Chronic Disease Indicators [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.023]
        
        Cost of Illness [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046]
        
        Global Burden of Disease [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046.500]
        
        Global Burden of Disease [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.091]
        
        Patient Acuity [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364]
        
        Sickness Impact Profile [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.730]

Cost of Illness Preferred

Concept UI: M0026234
Scope Note: The personal cost of disease which may be economic, social, or psychological. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care.
Terms: Cost of Illness Preferred Term
Term UI T051575
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Burden Of Disease
Term UI T000998286
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Cost of Sickness
Term UI T051568
Date01/23/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Sickness Cost
Term UI T051569
Date01/23/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Burden of Illness
Term UI T051570
Date01/23/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Cost of Disease
Term UI T051571
Date01/23/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Costs of Disease
Term UI T051572
Date05/04/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Disease Cost
Term UI T051573
Date05/04/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Disease Costs
Term UI T051574
Date05/04/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Disease Burden
Term UI T000998290
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Therapeutic Burden
Term UI T001143801
Date04/17/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025)

Pill Burden Narrower

Economic Burden of Disease Related

Cost of Illness MeSH Descriptor Data 2025