Variation in the spillover effects of illness on parents, spouses, and children of the chronically ill.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the broad scope of the spillover effects of illness, it is important to characterize the variability in these outcomes to identify relationship types in which secondary impacts of illness are particularly important to include in health economic evaluations.

Purpose

To examine heterogeneity in spillover effects of chronic conditions on family members by type of familial relationship with patient.

Methods

Adults (aged ≥18 years) and adolescents (aged 13-17 years) who had a parent, spouse, or child in their household with a chronic condition (Alzheimer's disease/dementia, arthritis, cancer, or depression) were recruited from a US national panel to participate in an on-line survey. Respondents were asked to rate the spillover effect of their family member

SUBMITTER: Lavelle TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4307398 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature