Association of dementia diagnosis, cognitive impairment levels, and their combination with care costs among publicly funded long-term care recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Most people with dementia are undiagnosed and rely heavily on long-term care. Little is known about the relationship between dementia diagnosis and care costs, and inconsistent evidence exists on the cost implications of cognitive impairment severity. We examined how formal and informal care costs are associated with a dementia diagnosis and cognitive impairment levels across care settings.

Research design and methods

We used representative data from publicly funded long-term care recipients in residential care settings and community care settings in Hong Kong (n = 1,603). Staff time measurement was used to capture service utilization of both formal and informal care. Generalized linear model (log-link and gamma distribution) was used to esti

SUBMITTER: Shi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12499915 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature