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| The relative effect of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, disability and comorbidities on cost of care for elderly persons | | Author(s) | Donald H Taylor Jr, Margaret Schenkman, Jing Zhou |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 56B, no 5, September 2001 |
| Pages | pp S285-S293 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Physical disabilities ; Ill health ; Cardiovascular diseases ; Costs [care] ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The total costs of caring for those without Alzheimer's disease or related diseases (ADRD) was compared with that for those with moderate or severe ADRD. Participants were drawn from community respondents to the 1994 US National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS). Using regression analysis, the study identified the adjusted effect of ADRD, limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs), and common comorbidities on total costs. Results indicate that those with severe ADRD had higher median costs ($10,234) than did those with moderate ADRD ($4,318) and those without ADRD ($2,268). However, disability measured by ADL limitations was a more important predictor of total cost than was ADRD status. Comorbidities such as stroke, heart attack and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease also increased costs. Therefore, any risk adjustment procedure needs to account for disability and chronic illness, not just ADRD. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011025211 A |
| Classmark | EA: BN: CH: CQ: QDC: 48: 7T |
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