To print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Earlier Intervention Could Reduce Burden Of Alzheimer's Disease URL: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/3F28A.htm Doctor's Guide October 23, 1997
LONDON, ENGLAND -- October 23, 1997 -- The emotional and financial burden of Alzheimer's disease could be radically reduced with earlier intervention, conclude health economics researchers in the journal Quality in Health Care. One in five people over the age of 70 is currently affected by the disease, with most of their care provided by an informal network of relatives and friends, who save the state between £15 and £24 billion every year said the report by Dr. Neil Johnson, Health Economics Research Group, Cambridge Pharma Consultancy, and his colleagues. Yet resources continue to be directed to crisis management and institutional care for the few, rather than preventive support and adequate help for the carers looking after the many, the study suggests. The advent of effective drug treatment means the need for institutional care and/or the need for community support services can be delayed, but only if the disease is recognised early enough. Recent data indicate up to a third of demented patients are misdiagnosed and the routine annual check given to all the over 75s is not designed to detect Alzheimer's, when it could easily be adapted. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1999 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of P\S\L content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of P\S\L. P\S\L shall not be liable for any errors, omissions or delays in this content or any other content on its sites, newsletters or other publications, nor for any decisions or actions taken in reliance on such content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This news story was printed from *Doctor's Guide to the Internet* located at http://www.docguide.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to News Story Page This site is maintained by webmaster@pslgroup.com Please contact us with any comments, problems or bugs. All contents Copyright (c) 1998 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved.