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Application of Granger Causality Analysis of the Directed Functional Connection in Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Published on: August 7, 2017
[The cost of applying the Dependency Law to Alzheimer disease]
Myriam Soto-Gordoa1, Arantzazu Arrospide1, Ander Zapiain2
1Unidad de Investigación AP-OSI, Hospital Alto Deba, Arrasate-Mondragón (Vizcaya), España.
Aim:
To calculate the formal cost of social care for people with Alzheimer disease according to the implementation of the dependency law in Gipuzkoa (Spain).
Method:
A retrospective observational study was carried out of the database of the Dependency Care Services of Gipuzkoa from 2007 to 2012, using a prevalence-based bottom-up approach.
Results:
The average annual formal cost per person was €11,730. The annual population cost was €34.7 million, representing 19% of the annual expenditure corresponding to the dependency law and 29% of the total cost of Alzheimer disease.
Conclusions:
Despite the implementation of the new law, most of the burden of the disease is bourne by the family.
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