Table 2 Item costs used for estimating the costs of patient education in cardiac rehabilitation programme
Resources | Cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
Time cost of formal care | ||
Nurse (DKK /hour) | 197 | Regional Hospital West Jutland |
Physiotherapist (DKK/hour) | 160 | Regional Hospital West Jutland |
Load-factor for personnel time (weight)a | 1.5 | Researcher assumption |
Expert patient, 65 years old, net salary (DKK/hour) | 108 | Statistics Denmark |
Capital cost | 21 % | Hospital standard rate |
Time cost of informal time (examples)b | ||
Male, 60-64years old, gross salary (DKK/hour) | 164 | Statistics Denmark |
Male, 60-64years old, net salary (DKK/hour) | 144 | Statistics Denmark |
Female, 60-64years old, gross salary (DKK/hour) | 134 | Statistics Denmark |
Female, 60-64years old, net salary (DKK/hour) | 111 | Statistics Denmark |
Transportation cost, expert patients (DKK/way) | 49 | Regional Hospital West Jutland |
Transportation cost, patients (DKK/kilometres) | 3.82 | Danish Government |