Dementia Attributable Healthcare Utilizations in the Caribbean versus United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the high burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias among the Hispanic population worldwide, little is known about how dementia affects healthcare utilizations among this population outside of the US, in particular among those in the Caribbean region.

Objective

This study examines healthcare utilization associated with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias among older adults in the Caribbean as compared to the US.

Methods

We conducted harmonized analyses of two population-based surveys, the 10/66 Dementia Group Research data collected in Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, and the US-based Health and Retirement Study. We examined changes in hospital nights and physician visits in response to incident and ongoing dementias.

Results

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10754385 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature