In:
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 8, No. 1 ( 2016-12)
Abstract:
In this study, we sought to estimate the societal cost of illness in dementia in Sweden in 2012 using different costing approaches to highlight methodological issues. Methods We conducted a prevalence-based cost-of-illness study with a societal perspective. Results The societal costs of dementia in Sweden in 2012 were SEK 62.9 billion (approximately €7.2 billion, approximately US$9.0 billion) or SEK 398,000 per person with dementia (approximately €45,000, approximately US$57,000). By far the most important cost item is the cost of institutional care: about 60% of the costs. In the sensitivity analysis, different quantification and costing approaches for informal care resulted in a great variation in the total societal cost, ranging from SEK 60 billion (€6.8 billion, US$8.6 billion) to SEK 124 billion (€14.1 billion, US$17.8 billion). Conclusions The societal costs of dementia are very high. The cost per person with dementia has decreased somewhat, mainly because of de-institutionalisation. The majority of the costs occur in the social care sector, but the costing of informal care is crucial for the cost estimates.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1758-9193
DOI:
10.1186/s13195-016-0215-9
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2016
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2506521-X
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