TY - JOUR
T1 - Financial burden of chronic neurological disorders to patients and their families
T2 - What Providers Need to Know
AU - Whetten-Goldstein, Kathryn
AU - Whetten-Goldstein, Kathryn
AU - Whetten-Goldstein, Kathryn
AU - Toni, T.
AU - Cutson, Toni
AU - Cutson, Toni
AU - Zhu, Carolyn
AU - Schenkman, Margaret
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Access to financial resources influences the quality of life that individuals are able to lead. An important aspect of quality of life for persons with chronic neurological disorders and their families is the financial burden placed on the family due to the illness. Health care providers may assume that most illness related expenses are covered by insurance. While many studies examine the cost of illnesses to society, research is only beginning to explore the financial burden that such disorders place on the family. This manuscript describes several recent studies that evaluate the financial burden that 2 chronic neurological disorders, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease, place on persons with the disorders and their families. A better understanding of the financial burden of disorders may help health care providers to better meet the need of their patients either through improved counseling or through referral of patients to appropriately trained individuals.
AB - Access to financial resources influences the quality of life that individuals are able to lead. An important aspect of quality of life for persons with chronic neurological disorders and their families is the financial burden placed on the family due to the illness. Health care providers may assume that most illness related expenses are covered by insurance. While many studies examine the cost of illnesses to society, research is only beginning to explore the financial burden that such disorders place on the family. This manuscript describes several recent studies that evaluate the financial burden that 2 chronic neurological disorders, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease, place on persons with the disorders and their families. A better understanding of the financial burden of disorders may help health care providers to better meet the need of their patients either through improved counseling or through referral of patients to appropriately trained individuals.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33645779419
U2 - 10.1097/01253086-200024040-00005
DO - 10.1097/01253086-200024040-00005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33645779419
SN - 1085-049X
VL - 24
SP - 140
EP - 144
JO - Neurology Report
JF - Neurology Report
IS - 4
ER -