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World Alzheimer report 2010: the global economic impact of dementia
— executive summary | | Author(s) | Anders Wimo, Martin Prince |
| Corporate Author | Alzheimer's Disease International - ADI |
| Publisher | Alzheimer's Disease International - ADI, London, 2010 |
| Pages | 12 pp |
| Source | Download from website: http://www.alz.co.uk/research/files/WorldAlzheimer... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; International. |
| Annotation | The World Alzheimer Report 2010 builds on the findings detailed in the World Alzheimer Report 2009, to explore the cost of dementia to our societies. The report contains an explanation of the methods used and detailed results for different economic and geographic regions. Among its recommendations are that governments should make dementia a health priority; develop national plans to deal with the disease; and ensure that people with dementia are eligible to receive and do receive disability benefits, where such schemes are in operation. This executive summary puts the total estimated worldwide costs of dementia at US$604 billion in 2010. About 70% of the costs occur in Western Europe and North America. Costs were attributed to informal care (unpaid care provided by family and others), direct costs of social care (provided by community care professionals and in residential home settings), and the direct costs of medical care (the costs of treating dementia and other conditions in primary and secondary care). In low and middle income countries, informal care accounts for the majority of total costs and direct social care costs are negligible. The weblink http://www.alz.co.uk/research/worldreport/ provides links to items relating to the 2009 and 2010 reports. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101022001 E |
| Classmark | EA: 72 |
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