Financial burden of catastrophic health expenditure on households with chronic diseases: financial ratio analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The financial status of households is vulnerable to chronic diseases which entail high medical expenses and income loss. Financial strain can be assessed by four indicators: a household surplus indicator, the liquid asset/debt ratio, a solvency indicator, and a liquidity indicator. We investigated the association between catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and financial ratio indicators in households with chronic diseases in South Korea.

Methods

This study applied thresholds to the financial ratios to determine the financial strain. We conducted multiple logistic regression analyses to determine whether CHE is associated with financial strain. Furthermore, we analyzed the relationship between CHE and basic financial indicators, absolute finance size, using multi

SUBMITTER: Jung H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9047277 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature