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The financial burden of accessing care for people with scleroderma in Canada: a patient-oriented, cross-sectional survey
Logan Trenaman, K. Julia Kaal, Tracey-Lea Laba, Abdollah Safari, Magda Aguiar, Tiasha Burch, Jennifer Beckett, Sarah Munro, Marie Hudson and Mark Harrison
July 12, 2023 11 (4) E630-E636; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220227
Logan Trenaman
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
PhDK. Julia Kaal
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
PhDTracey-Lea Laba
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
PhDAbdollah Safari
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
PhDMagda Aguiar
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
PhDTiasha Burch
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
BScJennifer Beckett
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
Sarah Munro
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
PhDMarie Hudson
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
MD MPHMark Harrison
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Trenaman, Munro, Harrison), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (Kaal), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Clinical and Health Sciences Unit (Laba), The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (Laba), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; College of Science (Safari), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Aguiar, Harrison), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Scleroderma Association of British Columbia (Burch), North Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Burch), Vancouver, BC; Patient partner (Beckett), Kamloops, BC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Munro), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Rheumatology (Hudson), Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute; Department of Medicine (Hudson), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Arthritis Research Canada (Hudson, Harrison), Vancouver, BC
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