The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study.

The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study. Research Abstract Details 

Research Abstract Table of Contents

Jump to the:

The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study. Abstract Text:

C Kronborg Andersen,J ,E Hansen,A ,L Hastrup,J Andersen,K Andersen,A Lolk,H Nielsen,P ,

In a population-based study of dementia, the cost of care for 245 demented elderly and 490 controls matched by age and gender was estimated. Dementia of Alzheimer's type was diagnosed according to the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria, and vascular dementia and other types of dementia were diagnosed according to the DSM-IIIR criteria. Severity of dementia was determined by the Clinical Dementia Rating scale. The annual cost of medical care, domestic care, home help, nursing home and special equipment for nondemented patients was DKK 22,000 per person while the cost for very mildly, mildly, moderately and severely demented patients was DKK 49,000, DKK 93,000, DKK 138,000 and DKK 206,000, respectively. Except for very mild dementia the cost did not differ between elderly who suffer from Alzheimer's disease and those with other types of dementia. The net cost of dementia is the difference in cost between those with dementia and the matched controls and amounts on average to DKK 77,000 per person per year. However, priority setting cannot be based on the cost of dementia per se, but only on the cost of a specific dementia intervention compared to its health benefit.

The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study. Publishing Authors By Initials

C Kronborg Andersen,J ,E Hansen,A ,L Hastrup,J Andersen,K Andersen,A Lolk,H Nielsen,P ,

For similar quality of health care: utilization review research abstracts see: quality of health care: utilization review research

PUBMED ID PMID:

MEDLINE DATE: 1999 Jul-Aug

The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

VOLUME: 10

Page Numbers: 295-304

Journal Abbreviation: Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

ISSN: 1420-8008

DAY: 24

MONTH: 03

YEAR: 2008

The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study. Information

Number of References:

LANGUAGE: eng

NlmUniqueID: 9705200

The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study. Keywords Mesh Terms:

KEYWORDS: Utilization Review

MESH TERMS: statistics & numerical data

Chemical & Substance for Abstract: The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study. Information

Substance Name:

Registry Number:

Grant and Affiliation Information for The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study.

AFFILIATION: Centre for Health and Social Policy, Odense University, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. cka@busieco.ou.dk

Country: SWITZERLAND

AGENCY:

GRANT:

ACRONYM:

MEDLINETA: Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

REFSOURCE:

DATABASENAME:

ACCESSION NUMBER:

Number Hits: 0

The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study Related Publications

• Pharmacotherapy of the suicidal patient.
• The cost of dementia in Denmark: the Odense Study.
• The use of clinical kinetic data in treatment with antidepressant drugs.