SELECTED ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS

  • Krystyna Mizerska Polonia University in Czestochowa
  • Adrianna Kosior-Lara Polonia University in Czestochowa
Keywords: economics, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, expenses

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Krystyna Mizerska, Polonia University in Czestochowa
PhD
Adrianna Kosior-Lara, Polonia University in Czestochowa
MA

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2016-11-05
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Mizerska, K., & Kosior-Lara, A. (2016). SELECTED ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. Scientific Journal of Polonia University, 19(4), 79-83. https://doi.org/10.23856/1908

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