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Hum Vaccin Immunother
December 2025
Medical Specialities and Public Health Department, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. From 2016 to 2022, 358,603 hospitalized patients were identified as having pneumococcal disease. The overall annual hospitalization rate was 108.
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January 2025
Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UK.
Background: Evidence suggests that by recognising the psychosocial component of illness as equally important to the biological components, care becomes more holistic, and patients can benefit. Providing this type of care requires collaboration among health professionals, rather than working in isolation, to achieve better outcomes. However, there is a lack of evidence about the implementation of integrated health care.
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December 2024
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Background: There are 6.7 million people living with dementia in the United States, and this number is projected to increase as the population ages. The cost of informal care makes up a large proportion of the societal costs of dementia due to the significant care needs associated with the condition.
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December 2024
Alzheimer's Disease & Brain Health, Eisai Inc., Nutley, NJ, USA.
Background: This study describes the total healthcare costs integrating direct, indirect, and intangible or emotional cost components across the severity stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in US.
Method: Utilizing Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data (1994-2018), a bi-annual US national survey of older adults, we assessed out-of-pocket and indirect costs, including unpaid caregiving services, missed workdays, and early retirement. HRS, analyzed with sampling weights, provided a representative US national sample.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Dowool Health Welfare Center, Namwon, Korea, Republic of (South).
Background: One out of every ten individuals aged 65 or above in Korea experiences dementia, with a total dementia care cost of KRW 18.7198 trillion, or approximately KRW 21.24 million per person.
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