Kathleen Veronica Doherty, Hoang Nguyen, Claire E A Eccleston, Laura Tierney, Ron L Mason, Aidan Bindoff, Andrew Robinson, James Vickers, Fran McInerney
Measuring consumer access, appraisal and application of services and information for dementia (CAAASI-Dem): a key component of dementia literacy
BMC geriatrics
abstract article describes public health impact alzheimers disease including prevalence incidence mortality morbidity use costs care overall impact family caregivers dementia workforce society special report examines patient journey awareness cognitive changes potential treatment drugs change underlying biology alzheimers estimated 67 million americans age 65 older living alzheimers dementia today number could grow 138 million 2060 barring development medical breakthroughs prevent slow cure ad official death certificates recorded 121499 deaths ad 2019 alzheimers disease officially listed sixthleading cause death united states 2020 2021 covid19 entered ranks top ten causes death alzheimers seventhleading cause death alzheimers remains fifthleading cause death among americans age 65 older 2000 2019 deaths stroke heart disease hiv decreased whereas reported deaths ad increased 145 trajectory deaths ad likely exacerbated covid19 pandemic 2020 2021 11 million family members unpaid caregivers provided estimated 18 billion hours care people alzheimers dementias 2022 figures reflect decline number caregivers compared decade earlier well increase amount care provided remaining caregiver unpaid dementia caregiving valued 3395 billion 2022 costs however extend family caregivers increased risk emotional distress negative mental physical health outcomes costs aggravated covid19 members paid health care workforce involved diagnosing treating caring people dementia recent years however shortage workers developed united states shortage brought part covid19 occurred time members dementia care workforce needed therefore programs needed attract workers better train health care teams average perperson medicare payments services beneficiaries age 65 older ad dementias almost three times great payments beneficiaries without conditions medicaid payments 22 times great total payments 2023 health care longterm care hospice services people age 65 older dementia estimated 345 billion special report examines whether sufficient numbers physician specialists provide alzheimers care treatment two drugs available change underlying biology alzheimers disease