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Table 3 Total societal costs of dementia in Sweden in 2012 (base option)

From: The societal costs of dementia in Sweden 2012 – relevance and methodological challenges in valuing informal care

 

Cost (million SEK)a

Per PWD, SEKa

Proportion

Medical care sector (county councils)

   

 Hospital care

276

 

0.4%

 Emergency room visits

264

 

0.4%

 Outpatient care visits (specialists)

57

 

0.1%

 Primary care physician visits

360

 

0.6%

 Other outpatient care (e.g., rehabilitation)

589

 

0.9%

 Drug use

1120

 

1.8%

 Diagnostic workups

240

 

0.4%

Total medical care sector

2904

18,382

4.6%

Social care sector (municipalities)

   

 Institutional care (permanent)

38,199

 

60.7%

 Short-term respite care

2364

 

3.8%

 Day care

989

 

1.6%

 Home services

7372

 

11.7%

 Dementia nurses

338

 

0.5%

Total social care sector

49,262

311,783

78.3%

Indirect costs

118

744

0.2%

Totalb

62,920

398,226

100.0%

  1. PWD Persons with dementia, SEK Swedish krona
  2. a1 € corresponds to SEK 8.77 and 1 US$ to SEK 6.96.
  3. bDiscrepancies are due to rounding