From: Cancer care coordinators in stage III colon cancer: a cost-utility analysis
Variable name | Variable definition | Source, derivation and application | Expected value and 95 % uncertainty interval |
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Incremental CCC cost from diagnosis to surgery | Incremental cost of CCC programme from provisional diagnosis to surgery (difference in costs for pathway of care with CCC minus pathway of care in business-as-usual comparator) | Consultation with local health care professionals (costed based on average salaries + 50 % overheads) | $64.03 per patient |
($29.42 to $98.64) | |||
Normal distribution | |||
See Additional file 5 | |||
Incremental CCC cost from surgery to start of chemotherapy | Incremental cost of CCC programme from surgery to start of chemotherapy | Consultation with local health care professionals (costed based on average salaries + 50 % overheads) | $5.00 per patient |
($-10.39 to $20.39) | |||
Normal distribution | |||
See Additional file 5 | |||
Cost of chemotherapy per patient | Cost per patient of 12 cycles of chemotherapy with oxaliplatin over 6 months | Bottom-up costing approach including cost of pharmaceuticals, outpatient attendance and overheads. | $17,811.78 per patient ($14,494.69 to $21,390.41) |
Gamma distribution | |||
See Additional file 4 | |||
Dietician costs | Additional costs from dietician referrals precipitated by a CCC | Expert estimates | $115.89 per patient ($81.38 to $141.16) |
Referrals estimated to increase by 50 %, 2 contacts per referral. See Additional files 5 and 4 | Gamma distribution | ||
Social worker costs | Additional costs from social worker referrals precipitated by a CCC | Referrals estimated to increase by 42 %, 6 contacts per referral. | $327.95 to $483.97 |
Gamma distribution |