Table 1 Impact inventory table with sources of cost inputs
From: A cost-effectiveness analysis of surgical care delivery in Eastern Uganda-a societal perspective
Sector | Type of impact | Included in this reference case analysis from the societal perspective | Sources of evidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health sector | Societal | |||
Formal health sector | ||||
Health | Health outcomes (effects) | |||
Longevity effects | Yes | Primary data from Instrument 1 | ||
Health-related quality of life effects | Yes | Primary data from Instrument 1 | ||
Complications | Yes | Primary data from Instrument 1 | ||
Medical costs | ||||
Patients’ direct cost (drugs, tests, and supplies) | Yes | Primary data from Instrument 1 | ||
Government’s cost (patient drugs, tests, and supplies) | Yes | Hospital inventory | ||
Cost of surgical procedure | Yes | Primary data from local providers | ||
Caregivers’ direct costs | Yes | Primary data from Instrument 2 | ||
Hospital accommodation cost | Yes | World Health Organization WHO-CHOICE database [2] | ||
Staff cost | Yes | Bellamkonda N, et al. [3] | ||
Ancillary and administrative | Yes | Bellamkonda N, et al. [3] | ||
Informal Health Care sector | ||||
Health | Patient time | Yes | Primary data from Instrument 1 | |
Unpaid caregiver-time cost | Yes | Primary data from Instrument 1 | ||
Patients’ and caregivers’ transportation | Yes | Primary data from Instrument 1 | ||
Non-Health Care Sector | ||||
Productivity | Lost patient wages | Yes | Uganda National Household Survey [1] | |
Lost caregiver wages | Yes | Uganda National Household Survey [1] | ||
Education | Impact of hospitalization on the population’s education | NA | ||
Utilities | Water and sewerage | Yes | Uganda National Water and Sewerage Corporation [4] | |
Other | Exchange | Yes | World Bank Database [5] | |