Abstract
Rare disease community is one of the largest patient populations in the world estimated to be 350 million of people. Collectively common, rare diseases pose a significant medical and economic burden for health systems worldwide. In this respect, rare diseases are considered a priority of public health. The study is a review aimed to determine whether there is evidence that education plays a key role in building sustainable health system and will allow better health and well-being for people with rare diseases to be achieved. This review shows evidence that providing quality education through different ways and actions the lives of people suffering from a rare disease and their families can be improved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 265-269 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 26 2019 |
Keywords
- Delivery of Health Care/economics
- Education, Medical/economics
- Humans
- Patient Education as Topic/economics
- Public Health
- Rare Diseases/therapy