Table 3 Assumed costs of OPD consultations (n = 95)
From: Paediatric palliative care by video consultation at home: a cost minimisation analysis
District | A | B | C# | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | |
Travel by Road | |||||
Brisbane | 24 | $8424 | N/A | - | $8424 |
Ipswich | 5 | $1755 | N/A | - | $1755 |
Redcliffe | 11 | $3861 | N/A | - | $3861 |
Moggill | 3 | $1053 | N/A | - | $1053 |
Sunshine Coast | 11 | $3861 | $13 | $143 | $4004 |
Gold Coast | 12 | $4212 | $14 | $168 | $4380 |
Lismore | 3 | $1053 | $22 | $66 | $1119 |
Kingaroy | 2 | $702 | $31 | $63 | $765 |
Subtotal road travel | 71 | $24,921 | $440 | $25,361 | |
Travel by air | |||||
Bundaberg | 2 | $702 | $1158 | $2316 | $3018 |
Emerald | 1 | $351 | $1542 | $1542 | $1893 |
Cairns | 8 | $2808 | $1602 | $12,816 | $15,624 |
Mt Isa | 13 | $4563 | $1582 | $20,566 | $25,129 |
Subtotal air travel | 24 | $8424 | $37,240 | $45,664 | |
Total | 95 | $33345 | $37,680 | $71,025 | |
Mean $ road travel | $357 | ||||
Mean $ air travel | $1903 | ||||
Mean $ all travel | $748 |