Table 1 Out-of-pocket expenditure (per month)
From: The household economic burden for acute coronary syndrome survivors in Australia
Items | Mean A$ (SD) for patients with any OOP expenditure on at least one of the items | Median A$ (IQI) for patients with any OOP expenditure on at least one of the items | n (%) patients with any OOP expenditure on the specific item | Median A$ (IQI) for patients with any OOP expenditure on the specific item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical service | 120.18 (310.35) | 10.33 (0.00, 100.00) | 277 (51) | 100.00 (46.67, 258.33) |
Medications | 66.25 (80.78) | 44.67 (26.67, 73.00) | 487 (90) | 50.00 (33.33, 80.00) |
Ambulance/Transport costs | 30.95 (130.53) | 0.00 (0.00, 8.33) | 142 (26) | 40.00 (18.67, 133.33) |
Exercise/allied health | 16.68 (66.28) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 78 (14) | 81.67 (40.00, 133.33) |
Home and self-care assistance | 14.14 (81.90) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 50 (9) | 84.00 (40.00, 144.00) |
Special foods | 5.66 (52.95) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 19 (4) | 66.67 (33.33, 133.33) |
Other | 4.20 (58.23) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 10 (2) | 58.33 (30.00, 120.00) |
Total expenditure | 258.06 (405.38) | 126.50 (50.00, 280.00) | 540 (100) | 126.50 (50.00, 280.00) |