Comparison of Informal Care Time and Costs in Different Age-Related Dementias: A Review

Table 3

Informal time and costs in institutionalized patients.

Disease	Study			Mild			Moderate		Moderate to severe				Severe			Total
		Unit costs	Informal care time	Informal costs	Percent of TC	Informal care time	Informal costs	Percent of TC	Informal care time	Informal costs	Percent of TC	Informal care time	Informal costs	Percent of TC	Informal care time	Informal costs
	Max et al. [21]	12.82				4.70	2,901	NS				9.30	5,728	NS	9.00	5,542	NS
	Rice et al. [22]	12.97				4.66	2,901	6.00				9.20	5,728	11.00	8.90	5,542	11.60
AD	Hux et al. [23]	6.50				3.62	1,200	NS	4.52	1,488	NS	9.97	3,276	NS	6.30	1,985	NS
	Schnaider Beeri et al. [25]	3.00													17.25	2,485	14.60
	Allegri et al. [27]	2.87													3.02	416	2.80

NS: not specified; Percent of TC: percentage of total costs; unit costs: valuation of one hour of informal caregiving.
All costs are in 2012 USD; informal care time: per week; informal costs: per year; unit cost: unit cost of one hour of informal care.
AD: Alzheimer disease.