This statistic shows the cost of dementia healthcare pathways per person with dementia in select countries for 2015, in U.S. dollars. In Canada, specialist pathways for dementia treatment cost 682 dollars per dementia patient in 2015, whereas task-shifted pathways cost 396 dollars per person.
Cost of dementia healthcare pathways per person with dementia in select countries for 2015
(in U.S. dollars)
Task-shifting is defined as delegating selected tasks to existing or new health professional cadres with either less training or narrowly tailored training. The two underlying assumptions are that the unit cost of the task-shifted option is cheaper, and that the quality of care and its outcomes are equivalent.
All values based on 2015 prices.
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Alzheimer's Disease International. (September 20, 2016). Cost of dementia healthcare pathways per person with dementia in select countries for 2015 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612527/dementia-healthcare-pathway-costs-per-patient-specialist/
Alzheimer's Disease International. "Cost of dementia healthcare pathways per person with dementia in select countries for 2015 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612527/dementia-healthcare-pathway-costs-per-patient-specialist/
Alzheimer's Disease International. (2016). Cost of dementia healthcare pathways per person with dementia in select countries for 2015 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612527/dementia-healthcare-pathway-costs-per-patient-specialist/
Alzheimer's Disease International. "Cost of Dementia Healthcare Pathways per Person with Dementia in Select Countries for 2015 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612527/dementia-healthcare-pathway-costs-per-patient-specialist/
Alzheimer's Disease International, Cost of dementia healthcare pathways per person with dementia in select countries for 2015 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612527/dementia-healthcare-pathway-costs-per-patient-specialist/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Cost of dementia healthcare pathways per person with dementia in select countries for 2015 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Alzheimer's Disease International, September 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612527/dementia-healthcare-pathway-costs-per-patient-specialist/
