McGrath Pam
Centre for Community Science, Population & Social Health Program, LO5, Level 1, Logan Campus, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Qld, 4131, Australia.
, PO Box 1307, Kenmore, Qld, 4069, Australia.
Support Care Cancer. 2016 Jul;24(7):2893-903. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3104-7. Epub 2016 Feb 4.
This paper responds to the call for more research to fully understand out of pocket (OOP) costs for cancer patients by providing a detailed discussion of such costs for adult haematology patients from Queensland, Australia.
The descriptive qualitative research was based on in-depth interviews with 45 (n = 45) haematology patients from regional, rural and remote areas.
The discussion itemises the OOP costs under four categories including the costs associated with travel and accommodation, the costs associated with family and friends during relocation, the costs associated with diagnosis and treatment, and the costs of parking.
The paper provides evidence of the categories of financial burden experienced by haematology patients who have to relocate for specialist treatment by detailing the extensive range of OOP costs. The expectation is that the itemisation of OOP cost variables will contribute to future efforts of quantification.
本文响应了开展更多研究以全面了解癌症患者自付费用的呼吁，详细讨论了澳大利亚昆士兰州成年血液学患者的此类费用。
描述性定性研究基于对来自地区、农村和偏远地区的45名血液学患者进行的深入访谈（n = 45）。
讨论将自付费用分为四类，包括与旅行和住宿相关的费用、搬迁期间与家人和朋友相关的费用、与诊断和治疗相关的费用以及停车费用。
本文通过详细列出广泛的自付费用，提供了必须搬迁至专科治疗机构的血液学患者所经历的财务负担类别的证据。期望自付费用变量的明细将有助于未来的量化工作。
