caa a22 4500 445332328 CHVBK 20180317142741.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10198-010-0239-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10198-010-0239-1 Resource use and costs of treating acute cough/lower respiratory tract infections in 13 European countries: results and challenges [Elektronische Daten] [Raymond Oppong, Joanna Coast, Kerry Hood, Jacqui Nuttall, Richard Smith, Christopher Butler] The objectives of this study were to estimate the resource use and cost of treating acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection (acute cough/LRTI) in 13 European countries, to explore reasons for differences in cost and to document the challenges that researchers face when collecting information on cost alongside multinational studies. Data on resource use and cost were collected alongside an observational study in 14 primary care networks across 13 European countries and a mean cost was generated for each network. The results show that the mean cost (standard deviation) of treating acute cough/LRTI in Europe ranged from €23.88 (34.67) in Balatonfüred (Hungary) to €116.47 (34.29) in Jonkoping (Sweden). The observed differences in costs were statistically significant (P<0.01). Major cost drivers include general practitioner visits and drug costs in all networks, whilst differences in health systems and regional factors could account for differences in cost between networks. The major barrier to conducting multinational cost studies are barriers associated with identifying cost information. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Infection nationallicence Antibiotics nationallicence Resource use nationallicence Cost nationallicence Cough nationallicence Oppong Raymond Health Economics Unit, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Public Health Building, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK aut Coast Joanna Health Economics Unit, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Public Health Building, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK aut Hood Kerry Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Neuadd Merionydd, Heath Park, CF14 4YS, Cardiff, UK aut Nuttall Jacqui Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Neuadd Merionydd, Heath Park, CF14 4YS, Cardiff, UK aut Smith Richard Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT, London, USA aut Butler Christopher Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Neuadd Merionydd, Heath Park, CF14 4YS, Cardiff, UK aut The European Journal of Health Economics Springer-Verlag 12/4(2011-08-01), 319-329 1618-7598 12:4<319 2011 12 10198 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-010-0239-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-010-0239-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oppong Raymond Health Economics Unit, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Public Health Building, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Coast Joanna Health Economics Unit, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Public Health Building, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hood Kerry Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Neuadd Merionydd, Heath Park, CF14 4YS, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nuttall Jacqui Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Neuadd Merionydd, Heath Park, CF14 4YS, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Smith Richard Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT, London, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Butler Christopher Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Neuadd Merionydd, Heath Park, CF14 4YS, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The European Journal of Health Economics Springer-Verlag 12/4(2011-08-01), 319-329 1618-7598 12:4<319 2011 12 10198 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer