A longitudinal population based study of Alzheimer's disease: prescription drug use and survival

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1005792

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Population linked health data (2002-2009) will be used to study patterns of care and outcomes for people with Alzheimer's disease. Use of prescription drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease, the survival experience from time of first supply of Alzheimer medication and the identification of inequalities in accessing medications will be examined. The research will provide critical data for strategic sustainable healthcare planning and assist in the development of dementia-specific healthcare policies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $186,353.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aged Health Care

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Alzheimer disease | aged health | dementia | health outcomes | health services research | pharmacoepidemiology | pharmacotherapy | population health | psychogeriatrics | survival analysis

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