Clinical management and associated costs for moderate and severe Alzheimer’s disease in urban China: a Delphi panel study

Table 3 Healthcare resource utilisation

	Independent		Dependent
Healthcare resource	Non-aggressive	Aggressive	Non-Aggressive	Aggressive
Moderate AD patients
Hospitalisation^a	0 %	5 %	5 %	90 %
Nursing home^a	0 %	20 %	80 %	0 %
Caregiver time^b	1	3	4	10
Consultations^c	6	6	6	6
Brain imaging^c	0	0	0	0
Cognitive assessment scales^c	1	1	1	1
Biological analysis^c	1	1	1	1
Severe AD patients
Hospitalisation^a	1 %	1 %	35 %	70 %
Nursing home^a	0 %	20 %	80 %	20 %
Caregiver time^b	1	3	12	15
Consultations^c	6	6	6	6
Brain imaging^c	0	0	0.35	0.35
Cognitive assessment scales^c	0	0	0	0
Biological analysis^c	1	1	1	1

^aProbability of using the healthcare resource over a 6 month cycle. ^bNumber of hours of caregiving required per day. ^cNumber of times the healthcare resource is used.

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