The financial burden experienced by families of preterm infants after NICU discharge.
J Perinatol
; 42(2): 223-230, 2022 02.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34561556
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Describe the financial burden and worry that families of preterm infants experience after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).METHODS:
We surveyed 365 parents of preterm infants in a cross-sectional study regarding socio-demographics, supplemental security income (SSI), and financial worry. We completed a multivariable logistic regression model to examine the adjusted association of financial worry with modifiable factors.RESULTS:
We found that 53% of participants worried about healthcare costs after NICU discharge. After adjusting for socio-demographic and infant characteristics, we identified that, aOR (95% CI), out-of-pocket costs from the NICU index hospitalization, 3.51 (1.7, 7.26) and durable medical equipment use, 2.41 (1.11, 5.23) was associated with increased financial worry while enrollment in SSI, 0.38 (0.19, 0.76) was associated with decreased financial worry.CONCLUSIONS:
We identified factors that could contribute to financial burden after NICU discharge that may advise future work to target financial support systems.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Recém-Nascido Prematuro
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Perinatol
Assunto da revista:
PERINATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos