Severe Health Conditions and Household Deprivation

Mario Biggeri, Federico Ciani (), Martina Menon () and Federico Perali
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Federico Ciani: Università di Firenze
Martina Menon: Università di Verona

Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 2022, vol. 130, issue 2, 145-168

Abstract: A person with severe health conditions faces capability deprivations that can affect both the well-being of the person him\herself and that of the household, in both material and non-material domains. From a capability-approach perspective, we analyse the material and non-material deprivation of households when one member is affected by a severe health condition with relevant disabling consequences. Furthermore, we investigate the main determinants of such deprivation, enabling the identification of tailored policies. The empirical analysis is conducted on a dataset of families with a member with acquired brain injury (ABI). ABIs may cause cognitive, physical and/or behavioural impairments. Our results show that the presence of a family member with an ABI is correlated with higher economic vulnerability and a lower quality of social relations within the family. From a policy perspective, our findings imply that economic support is not sufficient to foster the well-being of persons and families ABI members.

Keywords: Health; Disability; Household; Capability Approach; Well-being; Rehabilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I31 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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