The impact of health on economic and social outcomes in the United Kingdom: A scoping literature review.

ABSTRACT: This is the first review of the evidence, based on longitudinal studies in the United Kingdom, on the association of ill health at any life stage and later social and economic outcomes. The review included a wide range of physical and mental health exposures, both self-reported and objectively measured, as well as social (e.g. life satisfaction) and economic (e.g. employment) outcomes. We searched the Web of Science, key longitudinal datasets based in the UK, major economic journals, Google Scholar and reference lists of relevant publications. The review includes 80 studies. There was strong evidence for the association between early mental health, mainly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and lifetime educational, occupational and various social outcomes. Also, both poor physical a

SUBMITTER: Gondek D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6312330 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature