The economic impact of autism in Britain
The economic impact of autism in Britain
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DOI：
10.1177/1362361301005001002
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发表时间：
2001-03-01
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影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Knapp, M
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作者：
Järbrink, K;Knapp, M
人们对自闭症的经济影响知之甚少。这项研究基于已发表的证据和对精神卫生经济中心(CEMH)数据的重新分析，估计了自闭症在英国的经济后果。假设每万人中有5人患病，英国每年的社会成本估计超过10亿英镑。自闭症患者一生的花费超过240万英镑。主要费用是生活费和日间活动费。家庭成本只占总成本的2.3%，但缺乏相关信息限制了我们估计这些成本的能力。自闭症患者生活结果的微小改善可以显著降低一生的成本。
Little is known about the economic impact of autism. This study estimated the economic consequences of autism in the United Kingdom, based on published evidence and on the reanalysis of data holdings at the Centre for the Economics of Mental Health (CEMH). With an assumed prevalence of 5 per 10,000, the annual societal cost for the UK was estimated to exceed pound1 billion. The lifetime cost for a person with autism exceeded pound2.4 million. The main costs were for living support and day activities. Family costs account for only 2.3 percent of the total cost, but a lack of relevant information limited our ability to estimate these costs. Minor improvements in life outcome for people with autism could substantially reduce costs over the lifetime.