Chronic illness and poverty in The Netherlands
Background: The actual financial situation of chronically ill people is not known. Methods: A postal questionnaire was conducted among a sample of the non-institutionalised population (4,206 respondents). Results: Fourteen percent of chronically ill people were found to be poor as compared to 5% of those not chronically ill. The higher prevalence of poverty is the result of medical expenses as well as a low net income. The lower net incomes of those chronically ill could be partly explained by sociodemographic factors. Conclusions: Governments should recognise the effects of policy measures on... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2000 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Articles |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27195636 |
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Link(s) : | http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/10/3/197 |
Background: The actual financial situation of chronically ill people is not known. Methods: A postal questionnaire was conducted among a sample of the non-institutionalised population (4,206 respondents). Results: Fourteen percent of chronically ill people were found to be poor as compared to 5% of those not chronically ill. The higher prevalence of poverty is the result of medical expenses as well as a low net income. The lower net incomes of those chronically ill could be partly explained by sociodemographic factors. Conclusions: Governments should recognise the effects of policy measures on expenses as well as on the Income of chronically ill people.