Busch Susan H, Barry Colleen L
Health Policy, Yale Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Jul-Aug;26(4):1088-95. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.4.1088.
It is well known that caring for a sick child creates an economic burden for families. Less is known about how this burden differs by condition. We found that caring for a child with mental health care needs affects financial well-being more than caring for a child with other special health care needs. Parents of children with mental health disorders are also more likely than other parents to cut work hours, to quit work, and to spend more time arranging their child's care. Equalizing private insurance coverage and providing cash support could play a vital role in easing the economic toll of care for children with mental health disorders.
众所周知，照顾生病的孩子会给家庭带来经济负担。对于这种负担因疾病状况而异的情况，人们了解得较少。我们发现，照顾有心理健康护理需求的孩子对家庭财务状况的影响比照顾有其他特殊健康护理需求的孩子更大。患有精神疾病孩子的父母也比其他父母更有可能减少工作时间、辞去工作，并花费更多时间安排孩子的护理。使私人保险覆盖范围平等化并提供现金支持，对于减轻照顾患有精神疾病孩子的经济负担可能会起到至关重要的作用。
