Economic impact of stroke
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Economic Impact of Stroke in the UK: now and in the future with a predicted reduction in cost burden by investment in stroke research
IRAS ID
212152
Contact name
Anita Patel
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Queen Mary University of London Joint Research Management Office (JRMO)
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 0 days
Research summary
Economic Impact of stroke
The burden of stroke is well established. It impacts those with stroke, their families and other unpaid carers, health and social care systems and employers. Despite significant progress in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, more can be done to reduce such burdens. However, stroke has received considerably less research investment compared to conditions with similar burdens. Further investments in research and interventions now would likely pay for themselves many times over in resultant savings in the future (e.g. through better stroke prevention). This project aims to address these economic issues by:
1. Estimating the current societal costs of stroke in the UK.We will do this using economic modelling approaches which will bring together a series of existing aggregate anonymised published data from a national stroke care audit, a stroke register, and data from completed and published studies.
2. Projecting these estimates for the next 10 and 20 years (by applying scenarios of likely changes in demography, epidemiology and other factors likely to influence costs of stroke).We will do this using economic modelling approaches. We will take the estimates developed from the work above and combine them with further data on the likely trajectory over time. We will obtain these further data from the literature, from existing national survey data on population projections and from new data collected from academic experts using a Delphi survey approach.
3. Estimating potential returns on investment from increased spending on stroke research.This will make use of all the aforementioned work to further build in estimates related to scenarios of the potential value of future research. Research priorities will be identified from published information and opinions of professional experts using a Delphi survey approach.The results will help prioritise scarce resources now and in the future, and help make a case for increased research funding.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/EE/0451
Date of REC Opinion
11 Oct 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion