Analýza nákladů na léčbu Crohnovy nemoci pomocí metody Cost of illness

Crohn's disease is an incurable, chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory disease. Cost of illness method helps to determine the societal financial burden associated with its treatment. The aim of this thesis is to analyse and interpret the costs incurred in the treatment of Crohn's disease using this method in patients with mild and severe form of the disease. Crohn's disease is characterized by alternating phases of relapse and remission. Thus, the thesis also focuses on the differences occurring in either phase. A prevalence-based approach has been chosen in the Cost of illness method, and the aim of the thesis is also to determine the average costs per patient per year. The cost data found using the Cost of illness method may be a relevant tool for the formulation and prioritisation of healthcare in the Czech Republic.