Systematic Review and Critical Analysis of Cost Studies Associated with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 4

Description of the main perspectives used in cost studies.

Perspective	Description
Industry	Related to human capital. Considers the individual as an investment target
Society	More common in the literature. It is comprehensive and based on health-related decisions. It represents the public interest
Patient/family	Less common, only addresses the patient’s and their family’s costs
Public/private health care	To identify and quantify all inputs used in the production of the service/procedure. Important to form the cost of illness