The fiscal impact of informal caregiving to home care recipients in Canada: How the intensity of care influences costs and benefits to government

The objective of this study was to estimate the annual costs and consequences of unpaid caregiving by Canadians from a government perspective. We estimated these costs both at the individual and population levels for caregivers aged 45 and older. We conducted a cost-benefit analysis where we conside...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social science & medicine (1982) 2013-03, Vol.81, p.102-109
Hauptverfasser: Jacobs, Josephine C., Lilly, Meredith B., Ng, Carita, Coyte, Peter C.
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