HLTHAGE 3I03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Voluntary Sector, Dementia 13, Participant Observation
21 Apr 2016
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Health age 3l03 lecture 13: dementia & embodiment in later life. Dementia: prevalence & economic impact: 2011: 747,000 canadians living with alzheimer"s disease & other dementias, projected to be 1. 4 million by 2031, direct & indirect costs of dementia = billion/year. Direct cost: medical cost and long term care facility. Cost will rise: projected to be billion/year by 2040, dementia is very prevalent. Health care in general: 1/5 canadians aged 45+ is a caregiver, 1/4 of caregivers are seniors; 1/3 aged 75, 2011: 444 million unpaid hours caring for those with cognitive impairment (caregivers) For these individuals (caregivers: projected caregivers to be 1. 2 billion unpaid hours by 2040, physical & psychological toll on caregivers. 15 32% experience depression by caregivers. 135. 5 million in 2050: 2015: 47. 5 million people worldwide are living with dementia, projected to be 75. 6 million in 2030, total health-care costs of those with dementia, [ billion us, kontos (2005) intro.
