TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic impact of childhood obesity on health systems: a systematic review
AU - Specchia, Maria Lucia
AU - Ricciardi, Walter
AU - De Belvis, Antonio
AU - Pelone, Ferruccio
AU - Veneziano, Maria Assunta
AU - Capizzi, Silvio
AU - 33186,
AU - FACOLTA', DI ECONOMIA
AU - pubblica, ROMA - Dipartimento di Scienze della vita e sanità
AU - FACOLTA', DI MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA "A.GEMELLI"
AU - FACOLTA', DI ECONOMIA
AU - FACOLTA', DI MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA "A.GEMELLI"
AU - Bucci, Sabina
AU - FACOLTA', DI ECONOMIA
AU - FACOLTA', DI MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA "A.GEMELLI"
AU - Mancuso, Agostino
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The primary purpose of this study is to analyse the costs related to childhood
obesity (CO) with reference to different models of healthcare systems. A systematic
review of the economic impact of CO on healthcare systems was conducted
by searching the main electronic scientific databases. Cost-of-illness (COI) analyses
of children aged under 18 years who had been diagnosed as overweight or
obese published up to July 2010 were considered. Short- and long-term consequences
of CO were taken into account. In order to appraise the quality of the
included studies, the British Medical Journal referees’ checklist was used. About
3,844 COI analyses were initially found and 10 were finally considered in the
current review: two studies referred to Beveridge and eight referred to Voluntary
health insurance models. No studies have been conducted within a Bismarck
model. Six studies considered in-patient costs, four studies estimated outpatient
and primary care costs and seven studies considered pharmaceutical costs. The
average quality of the included analyses was medium. The analysis confirmed the
significance of CO related costs and the heterogeneity among available studies,
which made it impossible to compare the different healthcare models.
AB - The primary purpose of this study is to analyse the costs related to childhood
obesity (CO) with reference to different models of healthcare systems. A systematic
review of the economic impact of CO on healthcare systems was conducted
by searching the main electronic scientific databases. Cost-of-illness (COI) analyses
of children aged under 18 years who had been diagnosed as overweight or
obese published up to July 2010 were considered. Short- and long-term consequences
of CO were taken into account. In order to appraise the quality of the
included studies, the British Medical Journal referees’ checklist was used. About
3,844 COI analyses were initially found and 10 were finally considered in the
current review: two studies referred to Beveridge and eight referred to Voluntary
health insurance models. No studies have been conducted within a Bismarck
model. Six studies considered in-patient costs, four studies estimated outpatient
and primary care costs and seven studies considered pharmaceutical costs. The
average quality of the included analyses was medium. The analysis confirmed the
significance of CO related costs and the heterogeneity among available studies,
which made it impossible to compare the different healthcare models.
KW - Childhood obesity
KW - Economic impact
KW - Health sistems
KW - Childhood obesity
KW - Economic impact
KW - Health sistems
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/4427
M3 - Article
VL - 2011
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Obesity Reviews
JF - Obesity Reviews
SN - 1467-7881
ER -