title: [The cost of applying the Dependency Law to Alzheimer disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To calculate the formal cost of social care for people with Alzheimer disease according to the implementation of the dependency law in Gipuzkoa (Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective observational study was carried out of the database of the Dependency Care Services of Gipuzkoa from 2007 to 2012, using a prevalence-based bottom-up approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average annual formal cost per person was €11,730. The annual population cost was €34.7 million, representing 19% of the annual expenditure corresponding to the dependency law and 29% of the total cost of Alzheimer disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the implementation of the new law, most of the burden of the disease is bourne by the family.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación AP-OSI, Hospital Alto Deba, Arrasate-Mondragón (Vizcaya), España. Electronic address: myriam.sotoruizdegordoa@osakidetza.net.
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soto-Gordoa
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación AP-OSI, Hospital Alto Deba, Arrasate-Mondragón (Vizcaya), España.
authors.forename: Arantzazu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arrospide
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Atención a la Dependencia y Discapacidad, Diputación de Gipuzkoa, Donostia-San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa), España.
authors.forename: Ander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zapiain
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Atención a la Dependencia y Discapacidad, Diputación de Gipuzkoa, Donostia-San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa), España.
authors.forename: Arantza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aiarza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad del País-Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV-EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), España.
authors.forename: Luis Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Abecia
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación AP-OSI, Hospital Alto Deba, Arrasate-Mondragón (Vizcaya), España; Unidad de Gestión Sanitaria, Hospital Alto Deba, Arrasate-Mondragón (Vizcaya), España; Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud y Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), España.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mar
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012947:Social Work / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013030:Spain
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Costes; Costs; Dependencia; Dependency; Enfermedad de Alzheimer; Servicios sociales; Social services