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dc.contributor.authorLamu, Admassu Nadew
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Jan Abel
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-25T06:45:22Z
dc.date.available2018-03-25T06:45:22Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-29
dc.description.abstractThere is an increasing evidence that health‐related quality of life, income, and social relationships are important to our subjective well‐being (SWB). Little is known, however, about the specific indirect pathways that link health to SWB via social relationships and income. On the basis of a unique data set of 7 disease groups from 6 OECD‐countries (N = 6,173), we investigate the direct and indirect effects of health on SWB by using structural equation modeling. Three alternative measures of health are used: For generic instruments (EQ‐5D‐5L; SF‐6D), the total indirect effect was stronger (0.226; 0.249) than its direct effect (0.157; 0.205). For the visual analogue scale, the direct effect was stronger (0.322) than its total indirect effect (0.179). Most of the indirect effect of improved health on SWB transmitted through social relationships. The effect via income was small. Nevertheless, the presence of unmeasured confounders may bias the estimates. An important lesson for researchers is to include meaningful items on social relationships when measuring the benefits from improved health. An important lesson for policy makers is that social isolation appears to be more detrimental to overall well‐being than ill health. Hence, the Health and Care Services should facilitate social arenas for people with chronic conditions.en_US
dc.descriptionThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Lamu, A. N., Olsen, J. A. (2017). Yes, health is important, but as much for its importance via social life: The direct and indirect effects of health on subjective well‐being in chronically ill individuals. Health Economics. 1-14, which has been published in final form at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3536> https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3536 </a>. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLamu, A. N., Olsen, J. A. (2017). Yes, health is important, but as much for its importance via social life: The direct and indirect effects of health on subjective well‐being in chronically ill individuals. Health Economics. 1-14en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1535427
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/hec.3536
dc.identifier.issn1057-9230
dc.identifier.issn1099-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/12430
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.journalHealth Economics
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/HELSEVEL/221452/NORWAY/5 by 5: Comparing 5 Quality of Life instruments in 5 countries//en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en_US
dc.subjectHRQoLen_US
dc.subjectincomeen_US
dc.subjectmediation analysesen_US
dc.subjectsocial relationshipsen_US
dc.titleYes, health is important, but as much for its importance via social life: The direct and indirect effects of health on subjective well‐being in chronically ill individualsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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