The Financial Cost Incurred by Families of Children on Long-Term Dialysis
| العنوان: | The Financial Cost Incurred by Families of Children on Long-Term Dialysis |
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| المؤلفون: | Beauty Sangweni, Cecil Levy, Abdullah Mudi, Tholang Khumalo, Abdulafeez O. Bello, Glenda Moonsamy |
| المصدر: | Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis. 38:14-17 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Adolescent, medicine.medical_treatment, 030232 urology & nephrology, Peritoneal dialysis, South Africa, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Cost of Illness, Renal Dialysis, Surveys and Questionnaires, Humans, Medicine, Family, 030212 general & internal medicine, Child, Finance, Medical Assistance, business.industry, Long term dialysis, General Medicine, Cross-Sectional Studies, Social Class, Nephrology, Female, Health Expenditures, business, Dialysis (biochemistry) |
| الوصف: | Background Costs of dialysis reported in countries where dialysis is government-funded are often those incurred by the state, and only a few take into account the financial burden to the family of the index patient. This study investigated the financial cost implication to families of pediatric patients on maintenance dialysis and how aid provided by the government alleviates their financial burden. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study recruited 24 children on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD), and a structured questionnaire was administered to the parents/caregivers of these patients to obtain information on their family size, total family income, cost of transportation, employment status of attending caregiver, and number of work days missed due to hospital visits. Results Complete data were available for 19 patients (7 on PD and 12 on HD). The mean age was 14 ± 6 years, and there were 11 males and 8 females. The average monthly income of the families recruited was 2,946 ZAR (261 USD). This amount included the contribution of a monthly state-provided social grant of 1,300 ZAR (115 USD) in 16/19 subjects. The average monthly expenditure of the HD and PD groups made up 27.1% and 4.9% of their average income. Conclusion Transport cost for our patients on dialysis significantly impacts on the overall family income, especially for patients on HD, and, without government aid, the families of our patients would have far less money available for their daily needs. |
| تدمد: | 1718-4304 0896-8608 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::3d2d93fe397b23da5d3ec034eb37cd54 https://doi.org/10.3747/pdi.2017.00092 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....3d2d93fe397b23da5d3ec034eb37cd54 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 17184304 08968608 |
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