Table 1 Items of resource use in the CESAR trial
Resource items | Instrument for data collection within CESAR trial | Source of unit cost data | References to sources |
|---|---|---|---|
From trail entry to discharge from hospital | Â | Â | Â |
Days of organ support | Daily organ support form | ICU costing study | [36,37] |
Days on ECMO | Daily organ support form | ICU costing study | [36,37] |
Days on conventional ventilation | Daily organ support form | ICU costing study | [36,37] |
Days in intensive care | Daily organ support form | ICU costing study | [36,37] |
Days of other hospital stay before discharge | Outcomes data sheet | [25] | |
Miles transported by air ambulance | Transport forms (a) and (b) | cost provided by transport provider | Â |
Miles transported by land ambulance | Transport forms (a) and (b) | cost provided by ambulance trusts | Â |
From discharge to follow-up at 6 months | Â | Â | Â |
Telephone contacts with GP | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Contacts with NHS direct | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | NHS direct personal communication | Â |
Visits to GP | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Home visits by nurse | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Visits to counsellor | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Visits to physiotherapist | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Visits to occupational therapist | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Visits by health visitor | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Days of inpatient stay | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Outpatient visits | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
A&E visits | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Visits to day hospital/day care | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Days in residential care | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Days in nursing home | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Medication | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Visits by social worker | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Visits by homecare worker | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | PSSRU | [25] |
Aids & adaptations | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Reported by participants and some estimated from personal enquiries by researcher to equipment suppliers | Â |
Value of hours of informal care | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | ONS | [30] |
Miles of private car use for health care | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Automobile Association (AA) | [28] |
Out-of-pocket expenses | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Reported by CESAR trial patients | Â |
Major changes in household | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Reported by CESAR trial patients | Â |
Childcare costs | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Reported by CESAR trial patients | Â |
Change in employment | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Reported by CESAR trial patients | Â |
Change in benefits or allowances | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Reported by CESAR trial patients | Â |
Loss of income from employment | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Reported by CESAR trial patients | Â |
Other costs | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Reported by CESAR trial patients | Â |
Other changes | Events diary and patient cost questionnaire | Reported by CESAR trial patients | Â |