Table 1 Measurement and valuation of costs
Cost | Specification | Source of Data | Source of Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Therapist intervention, and travel time, consumables and equipment, overheads | Intervention tracking sheet | Varies. Derived from hospital finance department data. |
Public health care costs | General practitioner or Specialist visits, laboratory tests, radiological investigations | Medicare BenefitsSchedule | Medicare Benefits Schedule Fee |
Pharmaceuticals | Prescription medications | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Dispensed Price for Maximum Quantity |
Hospitalisation | Private and publicly funded inpatient admissions | Participant Monthly Diary | National Hospital Cost Data Collection |
Emergency Department Presentations | Private and publicly funded emergency department presentations and admissions | Participant Monthly Diary | National Hospital Cost Data Collection |
Outpatient visits | Private visits to Allied Health | Participant Monthly Diary | Department of Veteran Affairs, Aged Care Funding Instrument and other relevant datasets as required |
Community care services | Domestic assistance, aged care services | Participant Monthly Diary | Department of Veteran Affairs, Aged Care Funding Instrument, and other relevant datasets as required |