The Costs of Dementia in Europe: An Updated Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The prevalence of dementia is increasing, while new opportunities for diagnosing, treating and possibly preventing Alzheimer's disease and other dementia disorders are placing focus on the need for accurate estimates of costs in dementia. Considerable methodological heterogeneity creates challenges for synthesising the existing literature. This study aimed to estimate the costs for persons with dementia in Europe, disaggregated into cost components and informative patient subgroups.

Methods

We conducted an updated literature review searching PubMed, Embase and Web of Science for studies published from 2008 to July 2021 reporting empirically based cost estimates for persons with dementia in European countries. We excluded highly selective or otherwise

SUBMITTER: Jonsson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9813179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature