在澳大利亚参加一家免费焦虑症治疗诊所所需的非医疗自付费用。
The non-medical out-of-pocket costs to attend a free anxiety disorders treatment clinic in Australia.
作者信息
Anderson Reece, Wong Nora, Newby Jill M, Andrews Gavin
机构信息
Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, School of Psychiatry University of New South Wales at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
出版信息
Australas Psychiatry. 2016 Jun;24(3):261-3. doi: 10.1177/1039856215613004. Epub 2015 Nov 3.
OBJECTIVE
Australia has high out-of-pocket costs for medical and non-medical treatments. The 'cost to attend' is seldom added to these estimates.
METHOD
A sequence of 92 participants attending a free Anxiety Disorders Clinic at an inner city public hospital were surveyed about the costs to attend one appointment, including costs such as private /public transport costs and lost income.
RESULTS
We found that these out-of-pocket costs were on average AUD$57 per person to attend an appointment at a free point-of-service clinic. Of the 45% who experienced financial burden from attending, the majority reported only slight burden.
CONCLUSION
This level of 'cost to attend' a free outpatient treatment clinic is non-trivial given people with anxiety and depressive disorders, like many others with chronic disorders, will need at least 6-10 visits to complete a course of treatment.
目的
澳大利亚医疗和非医疗治疗的自付费用很高。“就诊成本”很少被纳入这些估算中。
方法
对在内城区一家公立医院免费焦虑症诊所就诊的92名参与者进行了调查，询问他们参加一次预约的费用，包括私人/公共交通费用和收入损失等成本。
结果
我们发现，在一家免费服务点诊所就诊，这些自付费用平均每人每次为57澳元。在因就诊而承受经济负担的45%的人中，大多数人表示负担较轻。
结论
考虑到焦虑症和抑郁症患者与许多其他慢性病患者一样，至少需要就诊6至10次才能完成一个疗程的治疗，那么在一家免费门诊治疗诊所的这种“就诊成本”水平并非微不足道。
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