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Dementia UK: a report into the prevalence and cost of dementia [cover subtitle: a report to the Alzheimer's Society on the prevalence and economic cost of dementia in the UK]
— prepared by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics and the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, for the Alzheimer's Society: summary of key findings | | Author(s) | Martin Knapp, Martin Prince |
| Corporate Author | Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), London School of Economics; Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London; Alzheimer's Society |
| Publisher | Alzheimer's Society, London, 2007 |
| Pages | 12 pp (Code 821) |
| Source | Alzheimer's Society, Gordon House, 10 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1PH. Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Services ; Psychiatric treatment ; Costs [care] ; Statistics [data] ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | In 2006, the Alzheimer's Society commissioned the London School of Economics and the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London to produce a report providing the most up-to-date evaluation of the numbers of people with dementia in the UK, projections of future numbers, and explaining the financial cost of dementia. This summary report defines the different types of dementia: Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and dementia with Lewy body. It estimates that there are 683597 people with dementia in the UK (for simplicity the Alzheimer's Society will use the figure 700000), forecast to increase to 940110 by 2021 and 1735087 by 2051 (an increase of 154% in the next 45 years). It details prevalence by age and sex: whereas early-onset is more common in men, late onset is marginally more prevalent in women. It includes a review of current evidence on the services and treatments currently provided to support people with dementia, and estimates that the total cost of dementia is £17.03 billion. The report makes seven recommendations: make dementia a national priority; increase funding for dementia research; improve dementia care skills; develop community support; guarantee carer support packages; hold a national debate on who pays for care; and develop integrated, comprehensive dementia care models. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070920001 B |
| Classmark | EA: I: LP: QDC: 6C: 3A:6KC |
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