Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University Report Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Alzheimer Disease (The Impacts of Health Insurance and Resource On the Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias In the World …): Neurodegenerative Diseases and Conditions – Alzheimer Disease

2024 APR 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Researchers detail new data in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Conditions - Alzheimer Disease. According to news originating from Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The increasing prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) presents both a burden and an opportunity for intervention. This study aims to estimate the impacts of health insurance and resources on the burden attributed to ADRD.”

Financial supporters for this research include Ministry of Science and Technology, China, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission-Gaofeng Clinical Medicine Grant Support, Central governmental Guided-Shanghai Municipal Science & Technology Development Fund, Shanghai “Rising Stars of Medical Talent” Youth Development Program-Outstanding Youth Medical Talents.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, “Data were mainly collected from global databases for ADRD. Analysis of variance, Pearson correlation, random-effects, and fixed-effects model analyses were used in this study. Although the current medical expenditures were increasing and out of pocket (OOP) expenditures were declining generally in various countries, the collected global data showed an increased burden of ADRD on patients both physically and economically. Furthermore, health resources were negatively associated with disability-adjusted life years (DALY), death, and years of life lost (YLL), but were otherwise positively associated with years of life lived with disability (YLD). Effective measures should be considered to cope with the rising burden. Meanwhile, there is an urgent call for constructive and sustainable rational plans and global collaboration. Highlights We explored how health insurance and resources affect Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD)-related burden. Health insurance and resources were imbalanced among four income level groups. Health insurance and resources may decrease the total ADRD burden primarily from a reduction in death-related burden.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Health insurance and resources may increase disability-related burden.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: The Impacts of Health Insurance and Resource On the Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias In the World Population. Alzheimer s & Dementia, 2023;19(3):967-979. Alzheimer s & Dementia can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Gang Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Ruijin Hospital, Dept. of Neurology, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include Jin-Tao Wang, Ru-Jing Ren, Ran Tang, Qiang Huang, Jian-Ping Li, Gang Xu, Ying Wang, Murad Al-Nusaif and Wei-Dong Le.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12730. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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