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| Title |
The Economic impact of ME/CFS: Individual and societal costs
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Dynamic Medicine, April 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1476-5918-7-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Leonard A Jason, Mary C Benton, Lisa Valentine, Abra Johnson, Susan Torres-Harding |
| Abstract |
ME/CFS is characterized by debilitating fatigue in addition to other physical and cognitive symptoms. It is estimated to affect over 800,000 adults in the U.S. ME/CFS often results in diminished functionality and increased economic impact. The economic impact of an illness is generally divided into two categories: direct and indirect costs. Despite high prevalence rates and the disabling nature of the illness, few studies have examined the costs of ME/CFS at the individual and societal level. In fact, of the four studies examining the economic impact of ME/ME/CFS only two used a U. S. sample. The current study used community and tertiary samples to examine the direct costs of ME/CFS. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 | 6% |
| United States | 6 | 6% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Austria | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 82% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 88 | 88% |
| Scientists | 5 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 104 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 15% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 23 | 22% |
| Unknown | 21 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 10% |
| Psychology | 10 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 27 | 26% |
| Unknown | 27 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 105. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 December 2023.
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#421,904
of 26,231,860 outputs
Outputs from Dynamic Medicine
#2
of 24 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#746
of 98,114 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Dynamic Medicine
#1
of 4 outputs
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