Economic analysis of the intangible impacts of informal care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other mental disorders

Value in Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 745-754

  Gervès, Chloé ^a,b   Bellanger, Martine Marie ^a   Ankri, Joël ^b  

^a EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^b Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines University   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; cognitive impairment; contingent valuation; informal care; intangible impact of caring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ALZHEIMER; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; INFORMAL CARE; INTANGIBLE IMPACT OF CARING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84881667253     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2013.03.1629     Document Type: Article

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