A framework and literature review on the economic costs of care

D., University of Alberta Sarah Lucas, B. A., University of Alberta Jacquie Eales, MSc., University of Alberta Page 2 A framework and literature review on the economic costs of care Abstract In this project we evaluate the current state of knowledge of the economic costs to family/ friend caregivers and to employers of caregivers to adults with long-term health problems or disabilities. [...] Moderators of the prevalence and magnitude of economic costs for family/friend caregivers varied across domains of economic costs and reflected individual characteristics of the caregiver (gender), care receiver (type and severity of condition), dyad (geographic proximity and relationship) and broader contextual factors (caregiving, community and policy contexts). [...] A framework and literature review on the economic costs of care Page 3 Key Words Costs of care, employed caregivers, family/friend caregivers, care costs to employers, taxonomy of costs of care Table of Contents Page 4 A framework and literature review on the economic costs of care 1. Executive Summary. [...] Methods Two systematic scoping reviews were undertaken to determine the extent, range and nature of research pertaining to the economic costs to family/friend caregivers and to employers of caregivers and to produce a synthesis of the existing literature in each of these bodies of literature. [...] Both the incidence and A framework and literature review on the economic costs of care Page 9 magnitude of out-of-pocket expenses vary by type of illness and increase with the severity of the illness.