TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wohlgemuth, Anne
AU  - Michalowsky, Bernhard
AU  - Wucherer, Diana
AU  - Eichler, Tilly
AU  - Thyrian, Jochen René
AU  - Zwingmann, Ina
AU  - Rädke, Anika
AU  - Hoffmann, Wolfgang
TI  - Drug-Related Problems Increase Healthcare Costs for People Living with Dementia.
JO  - Journal of Alzheimer's disease
VL  - 73
IS  - 2
SN  - 1387-2877
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - IOS Press
M1  - DZNE-2020-00507
SP  - 791-799
PY  - 2020
AB  - Drug-related problems (DRP) are common in the elderly population, especially in people living with dementia (PwD). DRP are associated with adverse outcomes that could result in increased costs.The objective of the study was to analyze the association between DRP and healthcare costs in PwD.The analysis was based on the cross-sectional data of 424 PwD. Compliance, adverse effects, and drug administration of prescribed and over-the-counter drugs taken were assessed. DRP were identified and classified by pharmacists using an adapted German version of 'PIE-Doc®'. Healthcare utilization was assessed retrospectively used to calculated costs from a public payer perspective using standardized unit costs. The associations between DRP and healthcare costs were analyzed using multiple linear regression models.394 PwD (93
KW  - Aged
KW  - Aged, 80 and over
KW  - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW  - Dementia: economics
KW  - Drug Interactions
KW  - Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions: economics
KW  - Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions: epidemiology
KW  - Female
KW  - Germany: epidemiology
KW  - Health Care Costs: statistics & numerical data
KW  - Humans
KW  - Male
KW  - Nonprescription Drugs
KW  - Patient Acceptance of Health Care
KW  - Patient Compliance
KW  - Pharmacists
KW  - Prescription Drugs
KW  - Retrospective Studies
KW  - Socioeconomic Factors
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:31884468
DO  - DOI:10.3233/JAD-190819
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/145148
ER  -