Open AccessSELECTED ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS
Author(s) -
Krystyna Mizerska,
Adrianna Kosior-Lara
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
periodyk naukowy akademii polonijnej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-8204
pISSN - 1895-9911
DOI - 10.23856/1908
Subject(s) - disease , health care , geography , gerontology , medicine , economic growth , economics , pathology
Dementiaof the Alzheimer typeis oneof the maincauses of disabilityamongthe elderlyand is classified as one ofmajorpublic health problemsin the United Statesand the Scandinavian countries. The direct costs of the healthcare incurred, in case of a singlepatient,were estimated from $ 16,000 to $ 40,000 whereasindirect costs at $ 175,000.