Costs of dementia with lewy bodies: A Chinese multicenter cross-sectional study.

The economic burden of DLB in China is huge, and indirect costs account for the largest proportion, serious impairment of the ADL and the subjective burden of caregivers, which possibly has a greater effect on costs. The substantial contributions made by family members and other unpaid caregivers of DLB should be fully recognized in strategic policy discussions and in case-level planning and assessments.