The financial burden and health care utilization patterns associated with amnestic mild cognitive impairment

• Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 217 - 224
• Main Authors: Ton, Thanh G.N, DeLeire, Thomas, May, Suepattra G, Hou, Ningqi, Tebeka, Mahlet G, Chen, Er, Chodosh, Joshua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - economics; Alzheimer Disease - nursing; Cognitive Dysfunction - economics; Cognitive Dysfunction - nursing; Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology; Cognitive status; Cost analysis; Costs; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease Progression; Female; Financial burden; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Mild cognitive impairment; Neurology; Neuropsychological Tests; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Costs; Financial burden; Cost analysis; Mild cognitive impairment; Cognitive status

Abstract Introduction Individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) are at elevated risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. Methods With data from the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study, we used the Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes classifications to conduct a...