Table 3 FMS-related direct costs during the past 3 months
From: Fibromyalgia-related costs and loss of productivity: a substantial societal burden
Costs per patient ($) | Payers in the context of the province of Quebec | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Expenses (n = 57) | Mean ± SD | median | min | max | Public insurance | Private insurance | Patient out-of-pocket expenses | |
Hospitalizations | 14.35 | ± 108.35 | 0 | 0 | 818.00 | x | ||
ED visits | 24.32 | ± 81.23 | 0 | 0 | 462.00 | x | ||
Physician consultations | 97.57 | ± 116.40 | 51.80 | 0 | 488.50 | x | ||
Consultations to other health care professionals | 129.19 | ± 221.53 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 240.00 | x | x | |
Hospital, ED, and health care visits (Travelling) | 62.41 | ± 98.17 | 21.45 | 0 | 467.58 | x | ||
Hospital, ED, and health care visits (Parking) | 2.40 | ± 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 | x | ||
Over-the-counter medications | 27.97 | ± 34.86 | 14.00 | 0 | 155.00 | x | ||
Prescribed medications | 329.38 | ± 321.13 | 234.00 | 0 | 1 471.61 | x | x | |
Natural health products | 63.67 | ± 228.58 | 10.00 | 0 | 1 620.00 | x | ||
Medical aids | 23.32 | ± 74.47 | 0 | 0 | 450.00 | x | ||
Employment of domestic help due to health status impairment | 72.32 | ± 200.91 | 0 | 0 | 1 080.00 | x | ||
FMS-related additional expenses | 38.81 | 114.97 | 0 | 0 | 700.00 | x | ||
Total cost | 950.51 | 710.09 | 767.82 | 0 | 3 014.94 | |||