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- Title
Wirksamkeit und Kostenwirksamkeit eines Case-Management-Programms bei Patienten mit Demenz.
- Authors
Mostardt, S.; Matusiewicz, D.; Schröer, W.; Wasem, J.; Neumann, A.
- Abstract
Background: The aim of the project was to evaluate case management for patients suffering from dementia in order to improve the quality of care and offer patients a chance to stay at home for a longer time. Methods: The evaluation was prospective with a follow-up of 12 months. Data regarding efficacy and costs were taken from one local and three supraregional health insurance funds. Primary outcome was time remaining at home. Results: Time remaining at home was 16.1 months with a mean of 12.2 months (p=0.02) in the control group. Regarding cost effectiveness, an additional month remaining at home costs between 41 and 53 EUR. Conclusion: Regarding time remaining at home, institutionalization and all-cause death, data indicate that case management seems to be an effective intervention in patients with dementia; however, further evaluations with a major number of observed patients and longer follow-up are necessary.
- Subjects
DEMENTIA; MEDICAL case management; MEDICAL care costs; COST effectiveness; INSTITUTIONALIZED persons
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2012, Vol 45, Issue 7, p642
- ISSN
0948-6704
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00391-012-0298-2