Table 1 Components of COI
From: Cost of illness of the prostate cancer in Japan—a time-trend analysis and future projections
Components of COI | Formulas / Data sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
COI | Cost of illness | DC + MbC + MtC | ||
DC | Direct cost | HC + OC | ||
HC | Hospitalization cost | iCd × THD | ||
iCd | Inpatient cost per day | Survey results of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council | ||
THD | Total person-days of hospitalization | Patient Survey | ||
OC | Outpatient cost | oCd × TOVy | ||
oCd | Outpatient cost per day | Survey of Medical Care Activities in Public Health Insurance | ||
TOVy | Total person-days of outpatient visits | Patient Survey | ||
MbC | Morbidity cost | MbCi + MbCo | ||
MbCi | Morbidity cost of inpatients | THD × LVd | ||
THD | Total person-days of hospitalization | Patient Survey | ||
LVd | 1-day labour value per person | Basic Survey on Wage Structure, Labour Force Survey, Estimates of Monetary Valuation of Unpaid Work | ||
MbCo | Morbidity cost of outpatients | TOVy × LVd/2 | ||
TOVy | Total person-days of outpatient visits | Patient Survey | ||
LVd/2 | 1/2-day labour value per person | Basic Survey on Wage Structure, Labour Force Survey, Estimates of Monetary Valuation of Unpaid Work | ||
MtC | Mortality cost | NDy × LVl | ||
NDy | Number of deaths | Vital Statistics | ||
LVl | Lifetime labour value per person | Basic Survey on Wage Structure, Labour Force Survey, Estimates of Monetary Valuation of Unpaid Work, Life table | ||