Table 1 Direct medical and direct non-medical costs by health service type
From: Cost-utility of a visiting service for older widowed individuals: Randomised trial
Direct Medical Costs (in 2003 €) | Direct Non-Medical Costs (in 2003 €) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health service type | unit | cost pricea | km, P, hrsb | cost pricec |
Medical doctor | Consult | 20,20 | 1.8 km, 1 h | 11,10 |
Medical specialist | Consult | 98,00 | 7 km, 2 h | 20,20 |
Regional mental health service | Contact | 124,00 | 10 km, 3 h | 29,00 |
Regional addiction serviced | Contact | 124,00 | 10 km, 3 h | 29,00 |
Mental Hospital – Outpatient | Consult | 88,00 | 12 km, 4 h | 37,20 |
Mental Hospital – Day care | Contact | 125,00 | 12 km, 4 h | 37,20 |
Mental Hospital – Inpatient | Day | 250,00 | 8 h | 66,40 |
General Hospital – Outpatient | Consult | 56,00 | 7 km, 3 h | 28,50 |
General Hospital – Day care | Contact | 229,00 | 7 km, 4 h | 36.80 |
Teaching Hospital – Outpatient | Consult | 100,00 | 12 km, 3 h | 29,30 |
Academic Hospital – Day care | Contact | 229,00 | 12 km, 4 h | 37,60 |
Private practice psychotherapist | Session | 76,00 | 5 km, 2 h | 19,90 |
Social workere | Contact | 45,00 | 7 km, 3 h | 28,50 |
Physiotherapist | Contact | 22,75 | 1,8 km, 2 h | 19,40 |
Alternative Healer | Contact | 8,30 | 1,8 km, 2 h | 19,40 |
Self-Help | Session | 0,00 | 10 km, 3 h | 29,00 |
Home care, nursing | Hour | 30,70 | 0 km, 0 h | 0,00 |
Home care, domestic | Hour | 21,70 | 0 km, 0 h | 0,00 |
Informal care (family, friends)f | Hour | 8,30 | 0 km, 0 h | 0,00 |