Service use, healthcare costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorder in a sample of attenders to out-patient cognitive, neurology and memory clinics
Background People with functional disorders often receive high levels of healthcare resource use yet have poor outcomes. The health service costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorders (FCD) is unknown. Aims This study aims to report the cost to health services and productivit...
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Background
People with functional disorders often receive high levels of healthcare resource use yet have poor outcomes. The health service costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorders (FCD) is unknown.
Aims
This study aims to report the cost to health services and productivity losses of FCD.
Method
Examination of healthcare service use and productivity losses in a sample of individuals with FCD who had attended a specialist out-patient clinic in south London.
Results
The findings revealed high rates of healthcare use, including frequent contact with general practitioners, psychologists and hospital services, as well as work absences. The total estimated cost of healthcare and productivity losses per individual over 6 months was £1114.
Conclusions
These results highlight the need for effective and efficient diagnostic pathways, targeted and effective interventions, and improved support for individuals with FCD.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7cf5beebdebb43d6927c9f1c699f91782025-08-20T03:50:39ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-07-011110.1192/bjo.2025.10766Service use, healthcare costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorder in a sample of attenders to out-patient cognitive, neurology and memory clinicsBarbara Barrett0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0270-6256Joan Agwuna1Sarah Cope2Mark J. Edwards3Norman Poole4Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKSouth West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Background People with functional disorders often receive high levels of healthcare resource use yet have poor outcomes. The health service costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorders (FCD) is unknown. Aims This study aims to report the cost to health services and productivity losses of FCD. Method Examination of healthcare service use and productivity losses in a sample of individuals with FCD who had attended a specialist out-patient clinic in south London. Results The findings revealed high rates of healthcare use, including frequent contact with general practitioners, psychologists and hospital services, as well as work absences. The total estimated cost of healthcare and productivity losses per individual over 6 months was £1114. Conclusions These results highlight the need for effective and efficient diagnostic pathways, targeted and effective interventions, and improved support for individuals with FCD. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425107667/type/journal_articleFunctional cognitive disorderhealth economicscosts |
| spellingShingle | Barbara Barrett Joan Agwuna Sarah Cope Mark J. Edwards Norman Poole Service use, healthcare costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorder in a sample of attenders to out-patient cognitive, neurology and memory clinics BJPsych Open Functional cognitive disorder health economics costs |
| title | Service use, healthcare costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorder in a sample of attenders to out-patient cognitive, neurology and memory clinics |
| title_full | Service use, healthcare costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorder in a sample of attenders to out-patient cognitive, neurology and memory clinics |
| title_fullStr | Service use, healthcare costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorder in a sample of attenders to out-patient cognitive, neurology and memory clinics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Service use, healthcare costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorder in a sample of attenders to out-patient cognitive, neurology and memory clinics |
| title_short | Service use, healthcare costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorder in a sample of attenders to out-patient cognitive, neurology and memory clinics |
| title_sort | service use healthcare costs and productivity losses of functional cognitive disorder in a sample of attenders to out patient cognitive neurology and memory clinics |
| topic | Functional cognitive disorder health economics costs |
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