 SOCIO-ECONOMIC COST OF INACTIVE YOUNG DISABLED PEOPLE IN SOME EU COUNTRIESKonstantinova Kamelia ()
Annals of Faculty of Economics, 2015, vol. 1, issue 2, 102-105 Abstract: In 2015, we are presenting for the first time overall estimates of annual costs for inactive young disabled people in some European countries including Bulgaria. This new report presents updated statistic data and analysis, more accurate, and comprehensive estimates for 5 European countries. Any type of severe disability puts a heavy burden on individuals, families and society. Their prevalence will increase dramatically with population aging. In developed countries, the two major strategies to tackle the problem are integration and employability. The most successful way of integration is sport and exercises. The economic consequences of any kind of impairment are considerable, but have rarely been documented, apart from some 'top-down' estimates based on national statistics. We estimated the medical costs related to “disability” in five European countries: France, Italy, Germany, Bulgaria and the UK. Total medical costs associated with disability are considerable. The present analysis demonstrates that the significant economic consequences of disability lie beyond healthcare systems, and that disability has a considerable negative impact on the public image and its understanding of active lifestyle. Considering the medical and non-medical social dimensions of disability related to the consequent incapacity and dependency should encourage governments to finance sports and exercise health programmes that aim to preserve health and good physical condition. The burden of physical inactivity on the economy and healthcare cost has become an increasingly prevalent issue. In 2006/2007, the estimated cost of physical inactivity to the NHSs was ranged as follow: treating patients with stroke, heart disease, colorectal cancers, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes. Example of potential savings to a single country The British Physical Activity Task Force estimated that if physical inactivity in UK decreased by 1% each year for the next five years: • the economic benefit associated with the number of life years saved due to preventing these deaths is estimated to be £85.2 million • yearly hospital admissions for coronary heart disease, colon cancer and stroke would fall by around 2,231 cases • NHS Scotland could have a possible yearly cost saving of £3.5 million. Keywords: health; quality of life; economic cost; disability; young; sport; inactive (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ora:journl:v:1:y:2015:i:2:p:102-105 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Annals of Faculty of Economics from University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics Contact information at EDIRC. |
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