Glossary Term
Disease Burden
Categories: Clinical & Healthcare Concepts
the total impact of a health condition on an individual’s life, encompassing both direct and indirect negative effects on health, functioning, and overall well-being. It includes (but is not limited to) the physical and physiological impacts of the disease and its symptoms; co-morbidities; emotional and psychological effects of the disease, its management, or prognosis; social impacts; effects on relationships; impacts on the patient’s ability to care for self and others; time and financial impacts of the disease and its management; and the broader consequences for the patient’s family.
