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Relationship between global severity of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and costs of care in Spain; results from the co-dependence study in Spain

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  • J. Darbà
  • L. Kaskens
  • L. Lacey

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The costs of care for patients with AD in Spain are substantial, with informal care accounting for the greatest part. Dementia severity, measured by CDR score, showed that with increasing severity of the disease, direct medical, social care, informal care and total costs augmented. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

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  • J. Darbà & L. Kaskens & L. Lacey, 2015. "Relationship between global severity of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and costs of care in Spain; results from the co-dependence study in Spain," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 16(8), pages 895-905, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:16:y:2015:i:8:p:895-905
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-014-0642-0
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    Keywords

    Alzheimer; Clinical dementia rating scale; Direct medical costs; Social care costs; Indirect costs; Informal care costs; H51; I12; I18;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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