Open AccessCost of dementia care in India: Delusion or reality?
Author(s) -
Girish N Rao,
Srikala Bharath
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/0019-557x.114986
Subject(s) - dementia , rural area , total cost , health care , medicine , socioeconomics , disease , gerontology , business , economic growth , economics , accounting , pathology
In 2010, nearly 37 lakh Indians have been estimated to be suffering from dementia. Estimated costs of care in published literature do not reflect the actual expenses of individual households. Hence, a household budget approach was undertaken to arrive at the costs of dementia care in India.