International Psychogeriatrics
Volume 15, Supplement 1 - 2003
Societal Burden and Economics of Vascular Dementia: Preliminary Results From a
Swedish-Population–Based Study ANDERS WIMO AND BENGT WINBLAD
ABSTRACT. Knowledge about the health economic implications of vascular dementia
(VaD) is insufficient. The impact of cardiovascular comorbidities must also be taken into consideration
when resource utilization and costs in patients with VaD are analyzed. It is also of great
importance that the analysis be done from a societal perspective. In the rural Nordanstig cohort
of the Kungsholmen project in Sweden, the major cost drivers in the RUD (Resource Utilization in
Dementia) instrument were used. The cost from a societal perspective was 23% higher for patients
with VaD compared with patients with Alzheimer’s disease (p = .02).
