Making visible the cost of informal caregivers' time in Latin America: a case study for major cardiovascular, cancer and respiratory diseases in eight countries

• Main Authors: Natalia Espinola (Author), Andrés Pichon-Riviere (Author), Agustín Casarini (Author), Andrea Alcaraz (Author), Ariel Bardach (Author), Caitlin Williams (Author), Federico Rodriguez Cairoli (Author), Federico Augustovski (Author), Alfredo Palacios (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Informal care is a key element of health care and well-being for society, yet it is scarcely visible and rarely studied in health economic evaluations. This study aims to estimate the time use and cost associated with informal care for cardiovascular diseases, pneumonia and ten d...