Economic costs of dementia in 11 countries in Europe: Estimates from nationally representative cohorts of a panel study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With population aging, the economic burden of dementia is growing in Europe. Understanding the economic costs of dementia provides an important basis for prioritization in public health policy and resource allocation.

Methods

We calculate the economic costs of dementia, including both direct medical and social care costs and indirect costs of informal care, for 11 countries in Europe. Costs are estimated using population-representative data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe from 2004 to 2017, supplemented with external information about wages of care workers, dementia prevalence, and fraction of direct costs paid by other sources. We report overall costs for persons, both living and deceased with dementia and also isolate the costs attrib

SUBMITTER: Meijer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9241060 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature