Table 1 Hypothesized associations between measures of economic burden and health care need, wealth and risk protection constructsa
From: Health care payments in the asia pacific: validation of five survey measures of economic burden
| Â | Measures of economic burden from health care payments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Direct | Direct | |||
| Â | Cost | Negative consequence | |||
Construct | Any health expenditure | Health expenditure amount | Catastrophic health expenditure | Indebtedness | Impoverishment |
Health care need | + | + | + | + | + |
Wealth | + | + | − | − | − |
Risk protection | − | − | − | − | − |