Hospital admissions for dementia in the Brazilian public health system over the last decade
The rate of hospital admissions for dementia was similar in 2010 and 2019 in Brazil.The cost per hospital admission in 2010 decreased by 38.5% compared with 2019.There was an increase in short-term hospital stays for dementia in 2019 compared to 2010, accompanied by an increase in mortality rates for these short-term stays.While hospital admissions for dementia decreased in men and increased in women, the in-hospital mortality due to dementia increased for both sexes.
Authors
- Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7467-1745)
- Alberto Fernando Oliveira Justo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5531-0485)
- Regina Silva Paradela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-4682)
- Cleusa P. Ferri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1815-7685)
- Cláudia Kimie Suemoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-4778)
- Natália Gomes Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5253-5483)
- Adriana Nancy Medeiros dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0705-9895)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.70017
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70
Funders
- Alzheimer's Association
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo