Projections of the economic burden of care for individuals with dementia in mainland China from 2010 to 2050.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China has stepped into an era of aging society, where the impending considerable economic burden attributed to high prevalence of dementia in the elderly appears to be one of the most important health and social issues to deal with for the country. However, population-based quantification and projections for the economic burden of dementia in China are lacking for further health action and policy making.

Objective

To estimate and predict the costs of managing dementia in the elderly population aged 60 and above from 2010 to 2050 in China.

Methods

Data were collected from a six-province study (n = 7072) and other multiple sources for calculation of the economic burden of dementia. With the convincing data from published studies, we quantified and projected t

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812891 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature