The economic burden experienced by carers of children who had a critical deterioration at a tertiary children's hospital in the United Kingdom (the DETECT study): an online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unplanned critical care admissions following in-hospital deterioration in children are expected to impose a significant burden for carers across a number of dimensions. One dimension relates to the financial and economic impact associated with the admission, from both direct out-of-pocket expenditures, as well as indirect costs, reflecting productivity losses. A robust assessment of these costs is key to understand the wider impact of interventions aiming to reduce in-patient deterioration. This work aims to determine the economic burden imposed on carers caring for hospitalised children that experience critical deterioration events.

Methods

Descriptive study with quantitative approach. Carers responded to an online survey between July 2020 and April 2021. The sur

SUBMITTER: Costa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468882 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature