Care-related Out-of-Pocket Spending and Caregiving Consequences: Results from a Canadian Population-based Study
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Shahin Shooshtari; Janet Fast; Karen A. Duncan; Kerstin Roger; Jing Han
- Source
- Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 38:405-420
- Subject
- Gerontology
Economics and Econometrics
Multivariate statistics
Social Psychology
Canadian population
030503 health policy & services
Support family
Odds
03 medical and health sciences
General Social Survey
0302 clinical medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Social policy
- Language
- ISSN
- 1573-3475
1058-0476
This study focused on out-of-pocket expenditures resulting from providing unpaid care to family members, friends, and neighbours. The main objective was to examine whether care-related out-of-pocket spending has a significant independent effect on caregiving consequences after controlling for the effects of other potential contributing factors. Cross-sectional data from the 2007 General Social Survey were used. Descriptive analyses and multivariate regression modeling were conducted. We found that an estimated 42.3% of the Canadian caregivers reported experiencing at least one of the six caregiving consequences. Results also showed that out-of-pocket spending was significantly associated with increased odds of caregiving consequences for men and women. This finding highlights the urgent need for policies and programs to support family/friend caregivers.