Monetary costs of Alzheimer's disease in China: protocol for a cluster-randomised observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. International multilateral cost-of-illness (COI) studies have revealed that the cost of treating this disease is huge, which places a significant burden on patients' families and their healthcare systems. However, no such studies have been conducted in China. This study estimates the monetary costs of patients with AD in mainland China.

Methods

This study planned to start in October 2015 and to finish in March 2016. It covered 30 provincial, municipal, and autonomous regions in mainland China. The sites and research centres in each region were selected randomly. The participating sites include Tier 3 hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, geriatric hospitals, nursing homes, and residences. More than 2500 pat

SUBMITTER: Li F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5264294 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature