Economic valuation of informal care in Asia: A case study of care for disabled stroke survivors in Thailand

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 648-653

  Riewpaiboon, Arthorn ^a   Riewpaiboon, Wachara ^b   Ponsoongnern, Kanyarat ^a   Van den Berg, Bernard ^c,d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Cost of illness; Disabled persons; Economic value; Informal care; Stroke; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; STROKE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; BARTHEL INDEX; CAREGIVER; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STROKE; SURVIVOR; THAILAND; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; SURVIVORS; THAILAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 67849119139     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.033     Document Type: Article

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