Variation in the Spillover Effects of Illness on Parents, Spouses, and Children of the Chronically Ill

Tara Lavelle (), Eve Wittenberg, Kara Lamarand and Lisa Prosser

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2014, vol. 12, issue 2, 117-124

Abstract: The impact of illness on family members, measured with a rating scale, varies by relationship type for certain illnesses. Having a child with cancer, a parent with arthritis, or either with depression, is significantly associated with greater spillover, compared with having a spouse with one of these conditions. Copyright Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

Date: 2014
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