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The societal costs of dementia in Sweden 2012 - relevance and methodological challenges in valuing informal care.
Wimo, Anders; Jönsson, Linus; Fratiglioni, Laura; Sandman, Per Olof; Gustavsson, Anders; Sköldunger, Anders; Johansson, Lennarth.
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  • Wimo A; Aging Research Centre, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. anders.wimo@ki.se.
  • Jönsson L; Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. anders.wimo@ki.se.
  • Fratiglioni L; Centre for Research & Development, Uppsala University/County Council of Gävleborg, Gävle, Sweden. anders.wimo@ki.se.
  • Sandman PO; Aging Research Centre, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Gustavsson A; Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Sköldunger A; Division of Caring Sciences, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Johansson L; Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Alzheimers Res Ther ; 8(1): 59, 2016 11 18.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27986093
BACKGROUND: 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.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Costos de la Atención en Salud / Demencia / Atención al Paciente / Institucionalización Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Alzheimers Res Ther Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Costos de la Atención en Salud / Demencia / Atención al Paciente / Institucionalización Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Alzheimers Res Ther Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido