Projected Costs of Informal Caregiving for Cardiovascular Disease: 2015 to 2035: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association
Authors' conclusion
The burden of informal caregiving for patients with CVD is significant; accounting for these costs increases total CVD costs to $616 billion in 2015 and $1.2 trillion in 2035.
Study context
- Population
- Noninstitutionalized US adults ≥54 years with cardiovascular disease (CVD) (2014 Health and Retirement Survey)
- Participants
- 16,731 adults
- Outcome
- Costs of informal caregiving attributable to CVD
- Follow-up
- 2015 to 2035
Methodological detailsAHA policy statement, nationally representative sample, zero-inflated binomial model, Caregiving hours monetized using home health aide workers' wages; per-person costs multiplied by census population counts
- AHA policy statement
- Nationally representative sample
- Zero-inflated binomial model
- Caregiving hours monetized using home health aide workers' wages; per-person costs multiplied by census population counts
Recommendations
As reported in the abstract
Costs of informal caregiving for CVD
Informal caregiving costs, 2015
$61 billion
Informal caregiving costs, 2035 (projected)
$128 billion
Further findings
Informal caregiving costs for stroke (more than half of total)
- Stroke, 2015
- $31 billion
- Stroke, 2035
- $66 billion
Informal caregiving costs by age
- Highest among those 65 to 79 years in 2015; expected to be surpassed by those ≥80 years by 2035
Informal caregiving costs relative to CVD medical and productivity costs
- Additional share of medical and productivity costs attributable to CVD
- 11%
Original publication
Projected Costs of Informal Caregiving for Cardiovascular Disease: 2015 to 2035: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Published 9 April 2018. doi:10.
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