Indirect costs associated with out-of-country referral for proton therapy: a survey of adult and pediatric patients in Alberta, Canada

Table 2 Costs incurred by patients and their families: adult versus pediatric patients

Category^a	All Patients (n = 17)		Adult Patients (n = 8)		Pediatric Patients (n = 9)
Category^a	Mean ± SE (CAD)	Range (CAD)	Mean ± SE (CAD)	Range (CAD)	Mean ± SE (CAD)	Range (CAD)
Transportation to the US	1886 ± 457	0—5627	1873 ± 765	0—5627	1896 ± 577	0—4244
Accommodation during travel to the US	50 ± 34	0—563	0	0—0	94 ± 62	0—563
Food during travel to the US	89 ± 23	0—338	94 ± 33	0—232	83 ± 35	0—338
Passport, visa, medical insurance, and other travel-related expenses	124 ± 43	0—546	134 ± 61	0—464	115 ± 65	0—546
Accommodation during stay in the US	5409 ± 1120	0—13,842	6867 ± 1624	0—13,842	4114 ± 1496	0—13,506
Transportation during stay in the US	1347 ± 597	0—7649	199 ± 109	0—764	2368 ± 1031	0—7649
Food during stay in the US	2443 ± 432	0—6921	2941 ± 643	922—6921	2001 ± 577	0—6010
Total cost	11,348 ± 1707	568—25,211	12,108 ± 2154	2245—20,764	10,672 ± 2698	568—25,211
Length of stay in US (days)	60 ± 2	44—81	65 ± 3	52—81	55 ± 2	44—62
Mean cost per day^b	195 ± 32	9—504	187 ± 37	40—399	202 ± 53	9—504

^aCategories other than those listed (for example, laundry or entertainment costs) were not queried in the survey
^bCalculated from mean cost per day on a per patient basis

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