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Cost-effectiveness of the special care unit for persons with dementia

Introduction - We aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of the patient-centered special care unit for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (SCU-B) in the Respectful Caring for the Agitated Elderly (RECage) study. - Methods - A health-economic evaluation was performed alongside a cont...

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Autores principales: Handels, Ron (Autor) , Michalowsky, Bernhard (Autor) , Mendes, Aline (Autor) , Bergh, Sverre (Autor) , Cesana, Bruno Mario (Autor) , Ciccone, Alfonso (Autor) , Cognat, Emmanuel (Autor) , Fabbo, Andrea (Autor) , Fascendini, Sara (Autor) , Frisoni, Giovanni B. (Autor) , Frölich, Lutz (Autor) , Mecocci, Patrizia (Autor) , Merlo, Paola (Autor) , Peters, Oliver (Autor) , Tsolaki, Magdalini (Autor) , Defanti, Carlo Alberto (Autor)
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Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: November 2026
In: The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease
Year: 2026, Volumen: 13, Número: 9, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:2426-0266
DOI:10.1016/j.tjpad.2026.100647
Acceso en línea:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2026.100647
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2274580726001718
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Notas de Autor:Ron Handels, Bernhard Michalowsky, Aline Mendes, Sverre Bergh, Bruno Mario Cesana, Alfonso Ciccone, Emmanuel Cognat, Andrea Fabbo, Sara Fascendini, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Lutz Froelich, Patrizia Mecocci, Paola Merlo, Oliver Peters, Magdalini Tsolaki, Carlo Alberto Defanti, RECage consortium collaborators
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Sumario:Introduction - We aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of the patient-centered special care unit for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (SCU-B) in the Respectful Caring for the Agitated Elderly (RECage) study. - Methods - A health-economic evaluation was performed alongside a controlled European multicenter three-year longitudinal cohort study enrolling 508 participants in a non-SCU-B cohort and SCU-B cohort. Health service resource use, costs, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), and incremental cost per QALY gained were assessed. - Results - Total QALYs were lower (−0.13; bootstrap-interval −0.23 to −0.02) and total costs were higher (€24,960; bootstrap-interval 14,870 to 35,090) in the SCU-B cohort. Base case and sensitivity analyses indicated the SCU-B was likely not cost-effective. - Discussion - Widespread implementation as well as disinvestment of SCU-B cannot be recommended, given the uncertainty of the study results. We recommend a randomized study stratified by (local/county) region for conclusive evidence.
Notas:Online verfügbar: 7. August 2026, Artikelversion: 7. August 2026
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Descripción Física:Online Resource
ISSN:2426-0266
DOI:10.1016/j.tjpad.2026.100647

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