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Economic considerations in overactive bladder.

T W Hu, T H Wagner

    The American Journal of Managed Care
    |February 24, 2001
    PubMed
    Summary

    The economic burden of overactive bladder (OAB) is significant, encompassing direct, indirect, and intangible costs. Accurately quantifying these costs is crucial for understanding OAB's societal impact.

    Area of Science:

    • Health Economics
    • Urology

    Background:

    • Overactive bladder (OAB) incurs substantial direct, indirect, and intangible costs.
    • Quantifying the total economic burden of OAB is essential for societal impact assessment.
    • Existing research highlights the significant economic burden of urinary incontinence, a key OAB symptom.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To emphasize the need for comprehensive cost quantification in overactive bladder (OAB).
    • To outline economic evaluation models applicable to OAB interventions.
    • To identify challenges in assessing the economic impact of OAB treatments.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of cost categories associated with OAB (direct, indirect, intangible).
    • Discussion of economic evaluation models: cost-minimization, cost-outcome, cost-utility, cost-benefit.

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  • Identification of challenges in quantifying intangible costs.

    • Main Results:

    • The total economic burden of OAB remains undetermined.
    • Urinary incontinence, a symptom of OAB, has a substantial economic impact.
    • Estimating intangible costs presents the primary difficulty in economic impact evaluations.

    Conclusions:

    • A comprehensive understanding of OAB's economic burden requires quantifying all cost types.
    • Economic evaluation models are vital for assessing OAB interventions.
    • Further research is needed to accurately estimate intangible costs associated with OAB.