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The mean total cost to patients was C&#x24;28.92 (range &#x24;0 to &#x24;177.00). Medications were the largest expense (mean &#x24;35.66 for those receiving medication). Despite relatively prompt referrals (mean 12.4 days) and short in-office waiting time (mean 26.5 minutes), there was a trend for subjects to rate time costs as more problematic than monetary costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong> &#x2014; Patients attending a dermatology clinic bear variable monetary and nonmonetary costs. For some patients these costs may have the potential to impair access to care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background &#x2014; Despite universal coverage under a provincial health plan, the residents of Ontario, Canada, still bear some costs for outpatient care, particularly for prescription drugs. Objective &#x2014; To determine the financial and nonmonetary costs borne by patients presenting at a dermatology clinic in an academic centre, and to assess the extent to which these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"topic":[24,61,44],"migration-helper-qa-sample-set":[],"class_list":["post-6386","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","topic-acute-and-emergency-services","topic-health-economics","topic-skin-diseases-and-disorders"],"acf":{"citation":"Vignjevic PM, Hux JE, Fisher BK, Szalai JP. <em>J Cutan Med Surg<\/em>. 1999; 3(4):188-92.","source_url":"","ices_scientist":[1268],"site":[6733],"research_program":[6746],"news_release":[],"journal_article":[],"atlas":[],"research_report":[],"infographic":[],"video":[],"downloads":null,"links":null,"sitecore_item_id":"443E77C0-1A91-4786-84C0-49B8B3A75208","sitecore_item_name":"Monetary-and-nonmonetary-costs-to-patients-attending-an-ambulatory-dermatology-clinic","sitecore_field_values":"{\n  \"Title\": \"Monetary and nonmonetary costs to patients attending an ambulatory dermatology clinic\",\n  \"Short title\": \"Monetary and nonmonetary costs\",\n  \"Citation\": \"<p>Vignjevic PM, Hux JE, Fisher BK, Szalai JP. <em>J Cutan Med Surg<\/em>. 1999; 3(4):188-92.<\/p>\",\n  \"Abstract\": \"<p><strong>Background<\/strong> &mdash; Despite universal coverage under a provincial health plan, the residents of Ontario, Canada, still bear some costs for outpatient care, particularly for prescription drugs.<\/p>rn<p><strong>Objective<\/strong> &mdash; To determine the financial and nonmonetary costs borne by patients presenting at a dermatology clinic in an academic centre, and to assess the extent to which these costs were problematic.<\/p>rn<p><strong>Methods<\/strong> &mdash; Consecutive new patients in a 6-week period completed a self-administered questionnaire.<\/p>rn<p><strong>Results<\/strong> &mdash; Eighty-six of 140 questionnaires (61%) were returned for analysis. The mean total cost to patients was C$28.92 (range $0 to $177.00). Medications were the largest expense (mean $35.66 for those receiving medication). Despite relatively prompt referrals (mean 12.4 days) and short in-office waiting time (mean 26.5 minutes), there was a trend for subjects to rate time costs as more problematic than monetary costs.<\/p>rn<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong> &mdash; Patients attending a dermatology clinic bear variable monetary and nonmonetary costs. 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