A Cost-Consequence Analysis of Different Screening Procedures in Alzheimer's Disease : Results from the MOPEAD Project

BACKGROUND: For care planning and support, under-detection and late diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a great challenge. Models of Patient-Engagement for Alzheimer's Disease (MOPEAD) is an EU-funded project aiming at testing different strategies to improve this situation.

OBJECTIVE: To make a cost-consequence analysis of MOPEAD.

METHODS: Four screening strategies were tested in five countries (Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden): 1) a web-approach; 2) Open-House initiative; 3) in primary care; and 4) by diabetes specialists. Persons-at-risk of AD in all strategies were offered referral to a hospital-based specialist. The primary health-economic outcome was the cost per true-positive case (TP) of AD from the screened population.

RESULTS: Of 2,847 screened persons, 1,121 screened positive (39%), 402 were evaluated at memory clinics (14%), and 236 got an AD diagnosis (8%). The cost per TP of those screened was €3,115 with the web-approach, €2,722 with the Open-House, €1,530 in primary care, and €1,190 by diabetes specialists. Sensitivity analyses that more likely reflect the real-world situation confirmed the results. The number-needed-to-screen was 30 with the web-approach, 8 with the Open-House and primary care, and 6 with the diabetes specialists.There were country differences in terms of screening rates, referrals to memory clinics, staff-types involved, and costs per TP.

CONCLUSION: In primary care and by the diabetes specialist, the costs per TP/screened population were lowest, but the capacity of such settings to identify cases with AD-risk must be discussed. Hence new diagnostic strategies such as web-solutions and Open-House initiatives may be valuable after modifications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:83

Enthalten in:

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 83(2021), 3 vom: 15., Seite 1149-1159

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wimo, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Belger, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Bon, Jaka [VerfasserIn]
Jessen, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Dumas, Annette [VerfasserIn]
Kramberger, Milica G [VerfasserIn]
Jamilis, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Johansson, Gunilla [VerfasserIn]
Rodrigo Salas, Adrián [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez Gómez, Octavio [VerfasserIn]
Sannemann, Lena [VerfasserIn]
Stoekenbroek, Malou [VerfasserIn]
Gurruchaga Telleria, Miren [VerfasserIn]
Valero, Sergi [VerfasserIn]
Vermunt, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Waterink, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Winblad, Bengt [VerfasserIn]
Visser, Peter Jelle [VerfasserIn]
Zwan, Marissa [VerfasserIn]
Boada, Mercè [VerfasserIn]
Collaborators and members of the MOPEAD consortium [VerfasserIn]
Escher, Claus [Sonstige Person]
Müller, Theresa [Sonstige Person]
Bogdanovic, Nenad [Sonstige Person]
Andersen, Pia [Sonstige Person]
Spulber, Gabriela [Sonstige Person]
Sundström, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Westman, Eric [Sonstige Person]
Ferreira, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Jelic, Vesna [Sonstige Person]
Haglund, Anders [Sonstige Person]
Stomrud, Erik [Sonstige Person]
Nelvig, Anders [Sonstige Person]
Saha, Samir [Sonstige Person]
Petek, Davorina [Sonstige Person]
Serné, Erik [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Alzheimer’s disease
Cost analysis
Cost-consequence analysis
Costs
Dementia
Diagnosis
Diagnostic work-up
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Screening

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3233/JAD-210303

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329643177