TY - JOUR
T1 - Is policy well-targeted to Remedy financial strain among caregivers of severely injured U.S. Service members?
AU - Van Houtven, Courtney Harold
AU - Friedemann-Sánchez, Greta
AU - Clothier, Barbara
AU - Levison, Deborah
AU - Taylor, Brent C.
AU - Jensen, Agnes C.
AU - Phelan, Sean M.
AU - Griffin, Joan M.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - U.S. military service members have sustained severe injuries since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This paper aims to determine the factors associated with financial strain of their caregivers and establish whether recent federal legislation targets caregivers experiencing financial strain. In our national survey, 62.3% of caregivers depleted assets and/or accumulated debt, and 41% of working caregivers left the labor force. If a severely injured veteran needed intensive help, the primary caregiver faced odds 4.63 times higher of leaving the labor force, and used $27,576 more in assets and/or accumulated debt compared to caregivers of veterans needing little or no assistance.
AB - U.S. military service members have sustained severe injuries since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This paper aims to determine the factors associated with financial strain of their caregivers and establish whether recent federal legislation targets caregivers experiencing financial strain. In our national survey, 62.3% of caregivers depleted assets and/or accumulated debt, and 41% of working caregivers left the labor force. If a severely injured veteran needed intensive help, the primary caregiver faced odds 4.63 times higher of leaving the labor force, and used $27,576 more in assets and/or accumulated debt compared to caregivers of veterans needing little or no assistance.
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U2 - 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_49.04.01
DO - 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_49.04.01
M3 - Article
C2 - 23469677
AN - SCOPUS:84875254274
SN - 0046-9580
VL - 49
SP - 339
EP - 351
JO - Inquiry (United States)
JF - Inquiry (United States)
IS - 4
ER -