Megan E Passey

Biographic Data

ID10405874
NAMEMegan E Passey
GIVEN NAMESMegan E
FAMILY NAMEPassey
SIGNATUREPASSEY M E
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Sydney, University Centre for Rural Health; Lismore NSW Australia
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX1

  • The long-term economic impacts of arthritis through lost productive life years

    Open AccessDeborah Schofield, Michelle Cunich et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Significant costs of arthritis through lost PLYs are incurred by individuals and government. The effectiveness of arthritis interventions should be judged not only on healthcare use but quality of life and economic wellbeing

  • Economic costs of informal care for people with chronic diseases in the community

    Open AccessDeborah Schofield, Rupendra Shrestha et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2018Cited by: 2References: 1

    We estimated the economic costs of informal care in the community from 2015 to 2030, using an Australian microsimulation model, Care&WorkMOD. The model was based on data from three Surveys of Disability, Ageing, and Carers (SDACs) for the Australian population aged 15-64 years old. Estimated national income lost was AU$3.58 billion in 2015, increasing to $5.33 billion in 2030 (49% increase). Lost tax payments were estimated at AU$0.99 billion in …

  • The economic impact of diabetes through lost labour force participation on individuals and government

    Open AccessDeborah Schofield, Michelle Cunich et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Individuals bear the cost of lost income in addition to the burden of the disease. The Government endures the impacts of lost productivity and income taxation revenue, as well as spending more in welfare payments. These national costs are in addition to the Government's direct healthcare costs

  • The personal and national costs of lost labour force participation due to arthritis

    Open AccessDeborah Schofield, Deborah J Schofield et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    The costs of arthritis to the individuals and the state are considerable. The impacts on the state include loss of productivity from reduced workforce participation, lost income taxation revenue, and increased government support payments - in addition to direct health care costs. Individuals bear the economic costs of lost income and the reduction of their savings over the long term

  • Supporting Pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women to Quit Smoking

    Open AccessMegan Passey, Megan E Passey et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2013

    To assess support for 12 potential smoking cessation strategies among pregnant Australian Indigenous women and their antenatal care providers. Cross-sectional surveys of staff and women in antenatal services providing care for Indigenous women in the Northern Territory and New South Wales, Australia. Respondents were asked to indicate the extent to which each of a list of possible strategies would be helpful in supporting pregnant Indigenous wome…

  • The impact of diabetes prevention on labour force participation and income of older Australians

    Open AccessMegan Passey, Megan E Passey et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    In addition to improved health and wellbeing, considerable benefits to individuals, in terms of both additional working years and increased personal income, could be made by introducing either a lifestyle or metformin intervention to prevent diabetes

  • Economic impacts of illness in older workers

    Open AccessDeborah Schofield, Deborah J Schofield et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Illness related early retirement has significant economic impacts on both the individual and on governments as a result of lost income, lost taxation revenue and increased government support payments. This paper has quantified the extent of these impacts for Australia