Household members of persons with Alzheimer's disease: Health conditions, healthcare resource use, and healthcare costs

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 435-441

  Suehs, Brandon T ^a   Shah, Sonali N ^b   Davis, Cralen D ^a   Alvir, Jose ^b   Faison, Warachal E ^b   Patel, Nick C ^a   Van Amerongen, Derek ^c   Bobula, Joel ^b  

^a Formerly of Comprehensive Health Insights Inc   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c HUMANA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; caregivers; healthcare costs; healthcare resource use; household members

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; ICD-9; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VERY ELDERLY;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; HEALTHCARE COSTS; HEALTHCARE RESOURCE USE; HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICARE PART C; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896404625     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12694     Document Type: Article

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