Highlights Traffic related disabilities cost 2% of total annual long-term care costs in Spain. Long-term care cost due to traffic related disabilities was 0.04% of the GDP in 2008. Impact of traffic accidents on long-term care costs is considerably higher under age 65. Impairments in adults that have suffered a traffic accident mostly affect their mobility.

    Abstract Road traffic injuries are one of the leading causes of increasing disability-adjusted life expectancy. We analyze long-term care needs associated with motor vehicle crash-related disability in Spain and conclude that needs attributable traffic injuries are most prevalent during victims’ mid-life years, they create a significant burden for both families and society as a whole given that public welfare programmes supporting these victims need to be maintained over a long time frame. High socio-economic costs of road traffic accidents (in Spain 0.04% of the GDP in 2008) are clearly indicative of the need for governments and policymakers to strengthen road accident preventive measures.


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    Title :

    Impact of road traffic injuries on disability rates and long-term care costs in Spain


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    Publication date :

    2013-08-20


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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