Health care in dementia: what will be the economic impact of this care in Brazil?

The study intends to draw the attention of decision makers for the urgent need to assessment the economic impact of dementia in Brazil. Nowadays, this country stands at the same baseline, in demographic and epidemiological terms, as developed countries. However, it has not yet implemented policies or even recognized real health needs to this current condition. Therefore, a non-systematic review of the financial impact of the syndrome in various regions of the world was developed. Given the evidence, it was concluded that it is extremely important to carry out empirical studies in the Brazilian context that address this theme.

Dementia; Cost allocation; Government; Public policies