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Functional Impairment, Healthcare Costs and the Prevalence of Institutionalisation in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias

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  • Jerrold Hill
  • Howard Fillit
  • Simu Thomas
  • Sobin Chang

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Although relationships between function and costs have been described previously, the exact nature of these relationships has not been investigated solely in patients with dementia. The data from this study suggest a strong relationship between functional impairment and healthcare costs, specifically in patients with dementia. Even IADL impairments, which are common in mild to moderate dementia, may significantly raise costs. The results suggest that therapies and care management that improve functioning may possibly reduce other healthcare costs. Copyright Adis Data Information BV 2006

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  • Jerrold Hill & Howard Fillit & Simu Thomas & Sobin Chang, 2006. "Functional Impairment, Healthcare Costs and the Prevalence of Institutionalisation in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 265-280, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:pharme:v:24:y:2006:i:3:p:265-280
    DOI: 10.2165/00019053-200624030-00006
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    1. A. Hauber & Ari Gnanasakthy & Edward Snyder & Mohan Bala & Anke Richter & Josephine Mauskopf, 2000. "Potential Savings in the Cost of Caring for Alzheimer’s Disease," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 17(4), pages 351-360, April.
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    1. Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku & Ming-Chyi Pai & Pei-Yu Shih, 2016. "Economic Impact of Dementia by Disease Severity: Exploring the Relationship between Stage of Dementia and Cost of Care in Taiwan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(2), pages 1-12, February.
    2. Kristin Kahle-Wrobleski & Howard Fillit & Jonathan Kurlander & Catherine Reed & Mark Belger, 2015. "Methodological challenges in assessing the impact of comorbidities on costs in Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 16(9), pages 995-1004, December.
    3. Dhammika Deepani Siriwardhana & Kate Walters & Greta Rait & Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez & Manuj Chrishantha Weerasinghe, 2018. "Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Sinhala version of Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(6), pages 1-20, June.

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