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Table 4 Cost of cardiac rehabilitation programme (DKK)

From: Learning and coping strategies versus standard education in cardiac rehabilitation: a cost-utility analysis alongside a randomised controlled trial

 

Learning and coping

Standard

 

Number of units

Total cost

Number of units

Total cost

Nurse

    

 Training sessions (hours)

36

7092

36

7092

 Education sessions (hours)

8

1576

8

1576

 Interviews (hours)

10

1970

0

0

 Weekly team evaluation (hours)

8

1576

0

0

 Load for unproductive time

31

6107

22

4334

Total

93

18,321

66

13,002

Physiotherapist

    

 Training sessions (hours)

36

5760

36

5760

 Education sessions (hours)

4

640

4

640

 Interviews (hours)

10

1600

0

0

 Weekly team evaluation (hours)

8

1280

0

0

 Load for unproductive time

29

4640

20

3200

Total

87

13,920

60

9600

Expert patient

    

 Training sessions (hours)

12

1296

0

0

 Education sessions (hours)

12

1296

0

0

 Weekly team evaluation (hours)

8

864

0

0

 Transportation time (hours)

16

1728

0

0

 Transportationa

Not applicable

2304

0

0

Total

48

7488

0

0

Overhead

 

8343

 

4746

Total cost for 10 patients

 

48,072

 

27,348

Average cost per patient

 

4807

 

2735

  1. aTransportation cost of expert patients was paid by hospitals. The average for one course was calculated