Resource utilisation and costs of depressive patients in Germany : results from the primary care monitoring for depressive patients trial

  • Background. Depression is the most common type of mental disorder in Germany. It is associated with a high level of suffering for individuals and imposes a significant burden on society. The aim of this study was to estimate the depression related costs in Germany taking a societal perspective. Materials and Methods. Data were collected from the primary care monitoring for depressive patients trial (PRoMPT) of patients with major depressive disorder who were treated in a primary care setting. Resource utilisation and days of sick leave were observed and analysed over a 1-year period. Results. Average depression related costs of €3813 were calculated. Significant differences in total costs due to sex were demonstrated. Male patients had considerable higher total costs than female patients, whereas single cost categories did not differ significantly. Further, differences in costs according to severity of disease and age were observed. The economic burden to society was estimated at €15.6 billion per year. Conclusion. The study results show that depression poses a significant economic burden to society. There is a high potential for prevention, treatment, and patient management innovations to identify and treat patients at an early stage.

Download full text files

Export metadata

Metadaten
Author:Christian Krauth, Jona Stahmeyer, Juliana PetersenORCiDGND, Antje Freytag, Ferdinand M. GerlachORCiDGND, Jochen GensichenORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-506923
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/730891
ISSN:2090-133X
ISSN:2090-1321
Pubmed Id:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25295184
Parent Title (English):Depression research and treatment
Publisher:Hindawi
Place of publication:New York, NY [u. a.]
Contributor(s):Janusz K. Rybakowski
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2014
Date of first Publication:2014/09/09
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2019/08/01
Volume:2014
Issue:Art. 730891
Page Number:9
First Page:1
Last Page:8
Note:
Copyright © 2014 Christian Krauth et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
HeBIS-PPN:452201322
Institutes:Medizin / Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0