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Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
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Patients with Alzheimer's Disease Living at Home in France: Costs and Consequences of the Disease

Anne-Sophie Rigaud, MD

Hôpital Broca, Paris, France

Catherine Bayle

Hôpital Broca, Paris, France

Francis Fagnani

CEMKA, Bourg-la-Reine, France

Florence Latour

Hôpital Broca, Paris, France

Latchezar Traykov

Hôpital Broca, Paris, France

Françoise Forette

Hôpital Broca, Paris, France

Alzheimer's disease (AD) creates a substantial burden on human and financial resources. However, there are few data relating to the cost of AD in France. This retrospective study assesses the total costs of caring for home-based patients with mild to moderate AD. Pattern of care, sociodemographic data, caregiver burden, and estimated net costs of caring for AD patients were assessed in a stratified sample of 50 untreated AD patients. The net costs of caring for all AD patients who completed all study parameters increased with decreasing cognitive ability. Unpaid assistance was the most costly component of the total cost of care. Mini-Mental State Examination scores correlated strongly with functional status, and instrumental activities of daily living scores were a robust indicator of the magnitude of behavioral, cognitive, and dependence problems. This study suggested a significant link between costs of caring for an AD patient at home and disease severity. (J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2003; 16:140-145)

Key Words: ADLs • Alzheimer • cognition • costs • burden

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Vol. 16, No. 3, 140-145 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0891988703252558
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