Increase in direct social care costs of Alzheimer's disease in Japan depending on dementia severity
| Autor: | Hajime Takechi, Shinji Matsunaga, Atsuko Kokuryu, Akira Kuzuya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Gerontology Disease Severity of Illness Index Direct Service Costs 03 medical and health sciences Social support Insurance Long-Term Care 0302 clinical medicine Japan Alzheimer Disease 030502 gerontology Odds Ratio medicine Humans Dementia Cognitive Dysfunction Long-term care insurance Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Memory clinic Social Support Odds ratio medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Short stay Severe dementia Disease Progression Female 0305 other medical science business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 19:1023-1029 |
| ISSN: | 1447-0594 1444-1586 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ggi.13764 |
| Popis: | AIM With the aging population, costs of direct social support for patients with Alzheimer's disease have grown and will continue to increase. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the cost of direct social support for Alzheimer's disease under long-term care insurance in Japan. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 169 patients with Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment who visited a memory clinic and were followed over time. Dementia severity, use of care services and costs were analyzed. RESULTS The use of direct social support and costs increased significantly between patients with mild, moderate and severe dementia (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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