Out-of-pocket expenses reported by families of children with medical complexity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Due to their medical and technology dependence, families of children with medical complexity (CMC) have significant costs associated with care. Financial impact on families in general have been described, but detailed exploration of expenses in specific categories has not been systematically explored. Our objective was to describe out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses incurred by caregivers of CMC and to determine factors associated with increased expenditures.

Methods

This is a secondary observational analysis of data primary caregiver-reported OOP expenses as part of a randomized control trial conducted in Ontario, Canada. Caregivers completed questionnaires reporting OOP costs. Descriptive statistics were utilized to report OOP expenses and a linear regression model was

SUBMITTER: Belza C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11261824 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature