Severe Health Conditions and Household Deprivation
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A person with severe health conditions faces capability deprivations that can affect both the well-being of the person him\herself and that of the household, in both material and non-material domains. From a capability-approach perspective, we analyse the material and non-material deprivation of households when one member is affected by a severe health condition with relevant disabling consequences. Furthermore, we investigate the main determinants of such deprivation, enabling the identification of tailored policies. The empirical analysis is conducted on a dataset of families with a member with acquired brain injury (ABI). ABIs may cause cognitive, physical and/or behavioural impairments. Our results show that the presence of a family member with an ABI is correlated with higher economic vulnerability and a lower quality of social relations within the family. From a policy perspective, our findings imply that economic support is not sufficient to foster the well-being of persons and families ABI members.
keywordsHealth, Disability, Household, Capability Approach, Well-being, Rehabilitation.Authors biographyMario Biggeri, Federico Ciani, Università di Firenze. Email Biggeri: mario.biggeri@unifi.it. Email Ciani: federico.ciani@unifi.it.Martina Menon, Federico Perali, Università di Verona. Email Menon: martina.menon@univr.it. Email Perali: federico.perali@univr.it. |
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