Effect of free medicine distribution on ability to make ends meet: post hoc quantitative subgroup analysis and qualitative thematic analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Out-of-pocket medication costs can contribute to financial insecurity and many Canadians have trouble affording medicines. This study aimed to determine if the effect of eliminating out-of-pocket medication costs on individual's financial security varied by gender, racialisation, income and location.

Design

In this post hoc subgroup analysis of the CLEAN Meds trial, a binary logistic regression model was fitted and a qualitative inductive thematic analysis of comments related to participant's ability to make ends meet was carried out.

Setting

Primary care patients in Ontario, Canada.

Participants

Adult patients (786) who reported not being able to afford medicines during the previous 12 months.

Intervention

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SUBMITTER: Hess M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791385 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature