The effect of socioeconomic status on outcomes for people with cystic fibrosis: A longitudinal study

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People from disadvantaged backgrounds experience worse health than those more well off in society. In the UK and internationally policies are being implemented to try to reduce these differences in health. This is proving difficult, however, and it is important to develop a better understanding of how these health differences are generated and maintained. In this project cystic fibrosis will be used as an example, to investigate these processes. Cystic fibrosis is an important chronic disease of childhood and young adulthood. It is a genetic disease requiring intensive medical and social support. I will analyse the national cystic fibrosis registers from the UK and Denmark from a health inequalities point of view. I will investigate the health and social outcomes experienced by people with cystic fibrosis from different socio-economic backgrounds. For example, are there differences in lung function, access to healthcare, survival, educational attainment and employment, for people living in different socio-economic circumstances? In addition to improving our understanding of health inequalities, this project will generate an in-depth description of the outcomes experienced by people with cystic fibrosis. These insights will inform the development of policies to improve public health and patient care.