Kai Saks

TL;DR: There is great variation in QoL and QoC scores among European countries and settings, and more knowledge is needed about the effect of different national health care systems and dementia strategies on QeL andQoC indicators.

TL;DR: Primary data on outcomes and costs of long-term nursing care for people with dementia and their informal caregivers, specifically focusing on the transition from home towards institutional care is generated.

TL;DR: Transition into ILTC seems to increase total costs of dementia care from a societal perspective, while the prevention of long-term care placement might be cost reducing for European health systems, however, this conclusion depends on the country, on the valuation method for informal caregiving and on the degree of impairment.

TL;DR: A higher amount of informal care was significantly related to negative health outcomes for informal caregivers and the impact of providing care on caregivers' health and health care utilization has to be taken into account.

TL;DR: Cross-country differences in caregiver burden and health-related quality of life of informal caregivers of people with dementia in eight European countries may be related to differences in health and social care systems.