Costs of dementia in the Czech Republic

Iva Holmerová, Jakub Hort, Robert Rusina, Anders Wimo and Michal Šteffl ()
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Iva Holmerová: Charles University Prague
Jakub Hort: Charles University Prague
Robert Rusina: Charles University Prague
Anders Wimo: Karolinska Institutet
Michal Šteffl: Charles University Prague

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2017, vol. 18, issue 8, No 4, 979-986

Abstract: Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the cost of dementia in the Czech Republic. Methods One hundred and nineteen patient-caregiver dyads participated in our multicenter observational cost-of-illness study. The modified Resource Utilization in Dementia Questionnaire was used as the main tool to collect data from patients and caregivers. Medical specialists provided additional data from medical records. The average costs of dementia were calculated and patients were then divided by the level of cognitive impairment. A generalized linear model was used to determine if differences were present for selected cost variables. Results The mean (standard deviation) for direct cost per a patient in a month was estimated to be €243.0 (138.0), €1727.1 (1075.6) for the indirect cost, and €1970.0 (1090.3) for the total cost of dementia in the Czech Republic. All of the costs increased as dementia severity increased. Both the indirect and total costs significantly (p

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; Direct medical care; Social care; Indirect expenses; Informal care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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