biostudies-literatureUnknown74(1)Nakanishi M<h4>Background</h4>As the Japanese population ages, caring for people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia is becoming a major socioeconomic issue.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the contribution of patient and caregiver costs to total societal costs associated with AD dementia.<h4>Methods</h4>Baseline data was used from the longitudinal, observational GERAS-J study. Using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score, patients routinely visiting memory clinics were stratified into three groups based on AD severity. Health care resource utilizationwas recorded using the Resource Utilization in Dementia questionnaire. Total monthly societal costs were estimated using Japan-specific unit costs of services and products (patient direct health care use, patient social care use, and informal cJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD127-138https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7175940biostudies-literatureCosts and Resource Use Associated with Community-Dwelling Patients with Alzheimer's Disease in Japan: Baseline Results from the Prospective Observational GERAS-J Study.PMC7175940Ueda KNakanishi MKahle-Wrobleski KMeguro KSato MBrnabic AJMTreuer TYamada MIgarashi AArai HMimura MfalseCosts and Resource Use Associated with Community-Dwelling Patients with Alzheimer's Disease in Japan: Baseline Results from the Prospective Observational GERAS-J Study.<h4>Background</h4>As the Japanese population ages, caring for people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia is becoming a major socioeconomic issue.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the contribution of patient and caregiver costs to total societal costs associated with AD dementia.<h4>Methods</h4>Baseline data was used from the longitudinal, observational GERAS-J study. Using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score, patients routinely visiting memory clinics were stratified into three groups based on AD severity. Health care resource utilizationwas recorded using the Resource Utilization in Dementia questionnaire. Total monthly societal costs were estimated using Japan-specific unit costs of services and products (patient direct health care use, patient social care use, and informal c2020-01-01T00:00:00Z20202026-05-07T02:23:03.195Z2020-05-22T18:30:36ZS-EPMC71759403198546010.3233/JAD-190811