Table 3 Breakdown of annual societal cost of Alzheimer’s disease per capita based on use of special accommodation among study population in Malaysia expressed in 2023 US dollar
From: Annual societal cost of Alzheimer’s disease in Malaysia: a micro-costing approach
Use of Special Accommodation | Yes (n = 22) | No (n = 113) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (USD) | SD | Mean (USD) | SD | ||
Direct Medical Cost | 608.29 | 55.80 | 581.49 | 49.69 | 0.025* |
Transportation | 55.67 | 41.46 | 68.13 | 101.38 | 0.57 |
Special Accommodation | 3902.63 | 2342.24 | - | - | < 0.001*** |
Equipment and tools | 248.52 | 253.30 | 192.42 | 370.31 | 0.50 |
Consumables | 540.46 | 1062.34 | 174.80 | 399.43 | 0.006** |
Community care services | 239.19 | 656.60 | 189.09 | 890.21 | 0.80 |
Total Direct Non-Medical Cost | 4986.47 | 2542.35 | 624.45 | 1094.91 | < 0.001*** |
Indirect cost (Base Case) | 7045.07 | 6072.72 | 6637.23 | 6087.69 | 0.77 |
Societal cost (Base Case) | 12,639.82 | 6906.66 | 7843.17 | 6452.64 | 0.002** |