The journal of nutrition, health & aging
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The main aim of this paper is to give an overview on the quality of life, health care utilisation and costs of dementia in Hungary. ⋯ This is the first study investigating resource utilisation, costs, and quality of life of dementia patients in the Central and Eastern European region. Compared to the general population of Hungary EQ-5D values of the demented patients are lower in all age groups. Dementia related costs are much lower in Hungary compared to Western European countries. There is no remarkable difference between the costs of demented patients living at home and in nursing homes, from the societal point of view.