2019 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

• Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 321 - 387
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Alzheimer's dementia; Alzheimer's disease; Brief cognitive assessment; Caregivers; Dementia; Diagnostic criteria; Early detection; Family caregiver; Health care costs; Health care expenditures; Health care professional; Incidence; Long-term care costs; Medicaid spending; Medicare Annual Wellness Visit; Medicare spending; Morbidity; Mortality; Prevalence; Primary care physician; Risk factors; Spouse caregiver; Caregivers; Health care professional; Health care costs; Medicaid spending; Prevalence; Family caregiver; Primary care physician; Mortality; Brief cognitive assessment; Risk factors; Morbidity; Early detection; Incidence; Medicare Annual Wellness Visit; Health care expenditures; Long-term care costs; Spouse caregiver; Diagnostic criteria; Medicare spending; Alzheimer's dementia; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia

This article describes the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including incidence and prevalence, mortality and morbidity, use and costs of care, and the overall impact on caregivers and society. The Special Report examines the use of brief cognitive assessments by primary care p...