TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of healthcare utilization and direct costs in three degenerative dementias
AU - Murman, Daniel L.
AU - Chen, Qin
AU - Colucci, Philomena M.
AU - Colenda, Christopher C.
AU - Gelb, Douglas J.
AU - Liang, Jersey
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Murman was supported by NIH Grant KO8-AG00864.
Funding Information:
The research project was funded in part by a grant from the Michigan Health Care Education and Research Foundation (J. Liang, PI) and from the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (NIH Grant P50-AG08671).
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The authors conducted a survey of healthcare utilization in three dementia syndromes to determine whether type of dementia influenced utilization or resulting direct costs. Patients with Alzheimer disease (n=131), dementia with parkinsonism (n=85), and Huntington disease (n=51) were identified from a registry and enrolled. Caregivers completed the mailed survey, and direct costs were estimated. The presence of dementia with parkinsonism resulted in significantly greater utilization of long-term care services and higher total direct costs. In all three groups, long-term care costs accounted for the majority of direct costs. Unique patterns of utilization and costs are seen in specific neurodegenerative dementias.
AB - The authors conducted a survey of healthcare utilization in three dementia syndromes to determine whether type of dementia influenced utilization or resulting direct costs. Patients with Alzheimer disease (n=131), dementia with parkinsonism (n=85), and Huntington disease (n=51) were identified from a registry and enrolled. Caregivers completed the mailed survey, and direct costs were estimated. The presence of dementia with parkinsonism resulted in significantly greater utilization of long-term care services and higher total direct costs. In all three groups, long-term care costs accounted for the majority of direct costs. Unique patterns of utilization and costs are seen in specific neurodegenerative dementias.
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U2 - 10.1097/00019442-200205000-00013
DO - 10.1097/00019442-200205000-00013
M3 - Article
C2 - 11994221
AN - SCOPUS:0036097060
SN - 1064-7481
VL - 10
SP - 328
EP - 336
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -