Projections of Socioeconomic Costs for Individuals with Dementia in China 2020-2050: Modeling Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous estimates on future socioeconomic costs of dementia in China are inconsistent, and the main drivers of these costs are unclear.

Objective

This study projected future socioeconomic costs (healthcare, formal social care, and informal care costs) and value of quality adjusted life years (QALYs) lost to dementia in China and assessed drivers of socioeconomic costs.

Methods

Based on our prior projection on dementia cases to 2050 by a Markov model, we forecasted future socioeconomic costs and the value of QALYs from a societal perspective, utilizing the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study and the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. In our main analysis, dementia incidence increased by 2.9% annually, while sensitivity analyses consid

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11491998 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature