The financial burden experienced by families during NICU hospitalization and after discharge: A single center, survey-based study

Conclusions: Our findings demonstrated that parents of NICU graduates experience high rates of FB, highlighting their sources (e.g., grandparents support) and difficulties (e.g., private therapy costs) through the lens of patient perspective. Our study promotes reflection on policies which should be adopted from the European health services that are similar to the Italian one to support NICU graduate families and reduce inequalities.What is Known:• Families of NICU graduates face several kinds of costs during hospitalization and after discharge.What is New:• NICU hospitalization is a multifaceted event that impact financial burden experienced by families.• NICU graduate families whose infant had adverse outcome and felt lack of financial help from local policy makers experience higher rates of financial burden.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research