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A Comparison of the Patient-Borne Costs of Therapy with Gamma Globulin given at the Hospital or at Home

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Ann Gardulf ,
Gudrun Möller  and
Egon Jonsson
Ann Gardulf
Affiliation:
Huddinge University Hospital
Gudrun Möller
Affiliation:
The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
Egon Jonsson
Affiliation:
The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
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The major aim of this study was to estimate and compare the patient-borne costs of lifelong subcutaneous gamma globulin therapy at the hospital and at home. Thirty patients were included and the data were collected with a questionnaire. The introduction of self-therapy at home reduced the total yearly costs by approximately 50% and the out-of-pocket expenses for the palients by 85%.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , Spring 1995 , pp. 345 - 353
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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