1. The Cost of Raising Individuals with Fragile X or Chromosome 15 Imprinting Disorders in Australia
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David E. Godler, Carolyn Rogers, Chris Cahir, Stephen Goodall, Sheena Arora, Meagan Cross, Perrin Date, David J. Amor, Jennie Slee, Emma Baker, James O'Brien, and Chloe Simons
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congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Health economics ,Total cost ,Public health ,medicine.disease ,Fragile X syndrome ,Chromosome 15 ,Borderline intellectual functioning ,Angelman syndrome ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,medicine ,Autism ,Psychology ,Psychiatry ,health care economics and organizations - Abstract
The study characterised differences in costs associated with raising a child between four rare disorders and examined the associations between these costs with clinical severity. Caregivers of 108 individuals with Prader-Willi, Angelman (AS), Chromosome 15q Duplication and fragile X (FXS) syndromes completed a modified Client Services Receipt Inventory and participants completed intellectual/developmental functioning and autism assessments. AS incurred the highest yearly costs per individual ($AUD96,994), while FXS had the lowest costs ($AUD33,221). Intellectual functioning negatively predicted total costs, after controlling for diagnosis. The effect of intellectual functioning on total costs for those with AS was significantly different to the other syndromes. The study highlights the significant costs associated with these syndromes, particularly AS, linked with severity of intellectual functioning.
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- 2021