Interventions beyond medicine for dementia: economic evidence
Michela Tinelli, Martin Knapp, Adelina Comas-Herrera, Danielle Guy
2019
Direct Link to PDF (URL) | https://essenceproject.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Essence_8_beyond-medicine.pdf
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Summary | KEY POINTS
- A series of interventions ‘beyond medicine’ are available for people living with dementia. The effectiveness in relation to cognition, independence, wellbeing and other outcomes varies across these interventions.
- The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) developed economic models to simulate the cost-effectiveness for an average person receiving each intervention of interest, compared with usual care. The effectiveness measure was (health-related) quality-adjusted life years (QALYs).
- Individual cognitive stimulation therapy is the only cost-effective intervention for dementia. However, group cognitive stimulation therapy and group reminiscence therapy are interventions to consider for people living with mild-to-moderate dementia. Additionally, cognitive rehabilitation or occupational therapy are interventions to consider for supporting functional ability in people living with mild-to-moderate dementia.
- For other interventions the NICE committee agreed that people should be offered access to a range of activities that should be tailored to their individual preferences.
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Authors | Michela Tinelli, Martin Knapp, Adelina Comas-Herrera, Danielle Guy |
Published | 2019 |
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