Healthcare resource utilisation and costs of agitation in people with dementia living in care homes in England - The Managing Agitation and Raising QUality of LifE in Dementia (MARQUE) study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with dementia living in care homes often experience clinically significant agitation; however, little is known about its economic impact.

Objective

To calculate the cost of agitation in people with dementia living in care homes.

Methods

We used the baseline data from 1,424 residents with dementia living in care homes (part of Managing Agitation and Raising QUality of lifE in dementia (MARQUE) study) that had Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) scores recorded. We investigated the relationship between residents' health and social care costs and severity of agitation based on the CMAI total score. In addition, we assessed resource utilisation and compared costs of residents with and without clinically significant symptoms of agitation using the

SUBMITTER: Panca M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6391021 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature