Comparison of Informal Care Time and Costs in Different Age-Related Dementias: A Review
Joint Authors
Laurent, Molinier
Hélène, Derumeaux-Burel
Rapp, Thomas
Gillette-Guyonnet, Sophie
Andrieu, Sandrine
Vellas, Bruno
Lamure, Michel
Grand, Alain
Valérie, Garnault
Laura, Ferlicoq
Nadège, Costa
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
Age-related dementia is a progressive degenerative brain syndrome whose prevalence increases with age.
Dementias cause a substantial burden on society and on families who provide informal care.
This study aims to review the relevant papers to compare informal care time and costs in different dementias.
Methods.
A bibliographic search was performed on an international medical literature database (MEDLINE).
All studies which assessed the social economic burden of different dementias were selected.
Informal care time and costs were analyzed in three care settings by disease stages.
Results.
21 studies met our criteria.
Mean informal care time was 55.73 h per week for Alzheimer disease and 15.8 h per week for Parkinson disease (P=0.0076), and the associated mean annual informal costs were $17,492 versus $3,284, respectively (P=0.0393).
Conclusion.
There is a lack of data about informal care time and costs among other dementias than AD or PD.
Globally, AD is the most costly in terms of informal care costs than PD, $17,492 versus $3,284, respectively.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nadège, Costa& Laura, Ferlicoq& Hélène, Derumeaux-Burel& Rapp, Thomas& Valérie, Garnault& Gillette-Guyonnet, Sophie…[et al.]. 2012. Comparison of Informal Care Time and Costs in Different Age-Related Dementias: A Review. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1031023
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nadège, Costa…[et al.]. Comparison of Informal Care Time and Costs in Different Age-Related Dementias: A Review. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1031023
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nadège, Costa& Laura, Ferlicoq& Hélène, Derumeaux-Burel& Rapp, Thomas& Valérie, Garnault& Gillette-Guyonnet, Sophie…[et al.]. Comparison of Informal Care Time and Costs in Different Age-Related Dementias: A Review. BioMed Research International. 2012. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1031023
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1031023