Evidence of Spillover of Illness among Household Members
Eve Wittenberg,
Grant A. Ritter and
Lisa A. Prosser
Medical Decision Making, 2013, vol. 33, issue 2, 235-243
Abstract:
Background/Objectives : The effects of illness extend beyond the individual to caregivers and family members. This study identified evidence of spillover of illness onto household members’ health-related quality of life. Methods: Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS) data from 2000–2003 were analyzed using multivariable regression to identify spillover of household members’ chronic conditions onto individuals’ health-related quality of life as measured by the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) score (N = 24,188). Spillover was assessed by disease category, timing of occurrence (preexisting or new conditions), and age of the household member (adult or child). Results : Controlling for an individual’s own health conditions and other known predictors of EQ-5D scores, the authors found that the odds of an individual reporting full health (an EQ-5D score of 1.0, relative to
Keywords: health utility; cost-effectiveness analysis; care givers; health-related quality of life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/0272989X12464434
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