The economic impact of progressive neurological illness on quality of life in Australia

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-89

  McCabe, Marita P ^a   O'Connor, Elodie J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic pressure; Financial costs; Progressive neurological illness; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349095565     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-009-9177-4     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Boyce, P., & Hickey, A. (2005). Psychosocial risk factors to major depression after childbirth. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 40, 605-612.
2. Brown, M., Lipscomb, J., & Snyder, C. (2001). The burden of illness of cancer: Economic cost and quality of life. Annual Review of Public Health, 22, 91.
3. Calhoun, E. A., McNaughton, C. M., Pontari, M. A., O'Leary, M., Leiby, B. E., Landis, R. J., et al. (2004). The economic impact of chronic prostatitis. Archives of Internal Medicine, 164, 1231-1236.
4. Conger, R. D., Conger, K. J., Elder, G. H., Lorenz, F. O., Simons, R. L., & Whitbeck, L. B. (1992). A family process model of economic hardship and adjustment of early adolescent boys. Child Development, 63, 526-541.
5. Cummins, R. A. (2000). Personal income and subjective well-being: A review. Journal of Happiness Studies, 1, 133-158.
6. De Judicibus, M. A., & McCabe, M. P. (2007). The impact of the financial costs of multiple sclerosis on quality of life. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 14, 3-11.
7. Elizur, Y., & Hirsh, E. (1999). Psychosocial adjustment and mental health two months after coronary artery bypass surgery: A multisystemic analysis of patients' resources. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 22(2), 157-177.
8. Goldsmith, C. (2001). Neurological disorders. The amazing brain. Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch Press.
9. Gudmunson, C. G., Beutler, I. F., Israelsen, C. L., McCoy, J. K., & Hill, E. J. (2007). Linking financial strain to marital instability: Examining the roles of emotional distress and marital interaction. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 28, 357-376.
10. Hendrick, S. S. (1988). A generic measure of relationship satisfaction. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 93-98.
11. Hendrick, S. S., Dicke, A., & Hendrick, C. (1998). The relationship assessment scale. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15, 137-142.
12. Jonsson, B. (1998). The economic impact of diabetes. Diabetes Care, 21, 7-10.
13. Lai, D. W. L., & Leonenko, W. (2007). Effects of caregiving on employment and economic costs of Chinese family caregivers in Canada. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 28, 411-427.
14. Lavee, Y. (2005). Correlates of change in marital relationships under stress: The case of childhood cancer. Families in Society, 86, 112-120.
15. McCabe, M. P., Roberts, C., & Firth, L. (2008). Work and recreational changes among people with neurological illness and their caregivers. Disability and Rehabilitation, 30, 600-610.
16. McCabe, M. P., Firth, L., & O'Connor, E. J. (2009a). Mood, quality of life, symptoms, and length of illness: Impact of neurological illness. International Journal of Clinical & Health Psychology, 9, 21-35.
17. McCabe, M. P., Firth, L., & O'Connor, E. J. (2009b). Comparison of mood and quality of life among people with progressive neurological illnesses and their caregivers. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 16, 355-362.
18. Mimura, Y. (2008). Housing cost burden, poverty status, and economic hardship among low-income families. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 29, 152-165.
19. O'Connor, E. J., & McCabe, M. P. (2008). The impact of neurological illness on marital relationships. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 34, 115-132.
20. O'Hara, B. (2004). Do mothers work to support ailing husbands? Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 25, 179-198.
21. Parks-Yancy, R., DiTomaso, N., & Post, C. (2007). The mitigating effects of social and financial capital resources on hardships. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 29, 429-448.
22. Quarrell, O. (2004). Huntington's disease: The facts. New York: Oxford University Press.
23. Rettig, K. D., Leichtentritt, R. D., & Danes, S. M. (1999). The effects of resources, decision making, and decision implementing on perceived family well-being in adjusting to an economic stressor. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 20, 5-34.
24. Rohrbaugh, M. J., Shoham, V., & Coyne, J. C. (2006). Effect of marital quality on eight-year survival of patients with heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology, 98, 1069-1072.
25. Sarason, I. G., Levine, H. M., Basham, R. B., & Sarason, B. R. (1983). Assessing social support: The social support questionnaire. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 44, 127-139.
26. Sarason, I. G., Sarason, B. R., Shearin, E. N., & Pierce, G. R. (1987). A brief measure of social support: Practical and theoretical implications. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 4, 497-510.
27. Tamparo, C. D., & Lewis, M. A. (2005). Diseases of the human body (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Davis.
28. Waldron, N. (2006). Funding decisions in chronically sick individuals. British Journal of Nursing, 15, 286-291.
29. White-Means, S. I., & Rubin, R. M. (2004). Trade-offs between formal home health care and informal family caregiving. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 25, 335-358.
30. WHOQOL Group Development of the World Health Organization. (1998). WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment. Psychological Medicine, 28, 551-558.
31. Zabalegui, A., Sanchez, S., Sanchez, P. D., & Juando, C. (2005). Nursing and cancer support groups. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 51, 369-381.