Table 3 Summary of parameters
Parameter | Description of parameters | Value |
|---|---|---|
Fixed parameters | ||
tm | Time loss associated with INR monitoring | 0.5 h |
ta | Parking time for car or service time for taxi | 0.083 h |
cx | Daily cost of anticoagulant medicine for patient | Warfarin = € 0.08, DOACs = € 0.95–1.00 |
vp | Cost of primary healthcare visits for patient | € 11.4 or € 20.6 |
vs | Cost of specialised healthcare visits for patient | € 41.2 |
dp | Cost of primary healthcare inpatient ward | € 48.9 |
ds | Cost of specialised healthcare inpatient ward | € 48.9 |
oc | Operation cost of car per kilometre | € 0.43 / km |
ot | Operation cost of taxi per kilometre | € 1.59 / km |
fb | Public transport fare | € 2.00, 3.80 or 5.00 |
ft | Fixed charge for taxi | € 5.9 |
s | Size of patient group | Warfarin = 3171, DOAC = 829 |
dh | Daily medicine cost for healthcare | Warfarin = € 0.05, DOACs = € 1.76 or 1.87 |
is | Cost of INR monitoring for healthcare per visits | € 31 (blood test + healthcare personnel cost) |
pa | Patient’s hourly gross wage coefficient | Working time is valued as 100% (age < =65) and leisure time as 35% of the hourly wage (age > 65) |
Real-world data parameters | ||
m | INR monitoring count | Based on EHR |
ep | Cost of primary care visits for healthcare | Based on EHR |
es | Cost of specialised healthcare visits for healthcare | Based on EHR |
wp | Cost of inpatient ward for primary care | Based on EHR |
ws | Cost of inpatient ward for specialised healthcare | Based on EHR |
ct | Patient’s time cost per hour | From Zip code area income data |
tt | Total travelling time | Calculated using network analysis |
d | Distance of journey | Calculated using network analysis |
tj | Travel time of journey | Calculated using network analysis |
ce | Travel cost for ambulance | Kela database |
k | Cost of travel reimbursement for healthcare | Kela database |