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Table 2 Annual costs related to having a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (in Canadian Dollars)

From: The financial burden of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a Nova Scotia experience

 

Mean (standard deviation)

Median (range)

Annual Medical Costs

  

Medication

179.30 (328)

0 (0, 1680.00)

Physiotherapy

1.72 (13)

0 (0, 93.00)

Aids/splint materials

48.92 (98)

0 (0, 350.00)

Total

229.95 (343)

122.50 (0, 1680.00)

Annual Non-Medical Costs

  

IWK Visit Costs

326.91 (396)

226.25 (0, 2286.00)

Peripheral Visit Costs

116.67 (175)

50.50 (0, 1000.00)

Total Annual Visit Costs

443.58 (427)

414.75 (0, 2286.00)

Home Adaptations/Driving to School

34.17 (217)

0 (0, 1600.00)

Total

477.75 (519)

436.25 (0, 2685.00)

Annual Loss of Paid Work

354.81 (712)

0 (0, 2600.00)

Total Annual Costs

1062.50 (1227)

619.50 (0, 5535.00)

Percent of Gross Household Income

2.5% (5.5)

0.7% (0, 37%)