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Table 1 Unit cost of healthcare resource use and loss of production in SEK 2011 level of prices

From: Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses of hospital-based home care compared to hospital-based care for children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes; a randomised controlled trial; results after two years’ follow-up

Healthcare resource use

 

Overnight (per night)

 

 The Children’s hospital

5758

 The Family house

556

Initial education (per hour)

 

 Paediatrician

936

 Diabetes nurse

547

 Dietician

468

 Social worker

515

Initial telephone support (per 15 min)

 

 Paediatrician

234

 Diabetes nurse

137

 Dietician

117

 Social worker

129

Outpatient visit (per visit)

 

 Paediatrician

1074

 Other healthcare professionals

430

Home/School visit (per visit)

1290

Group education (per occasion)

430

Emergency visit (per visit)

2010

Loss of production per day

 

Parent/Relative (months from diagnosis)

Mean (SD)

 Fathers (0–1)

2852 (1373)

 Fathers (1–6)

2887 (1222)

 Fathers (6–12)

3602 (2950)

 Fathers (12–24)

4169 (4178)

 Mothers (0–1)

2038 (937)

 Mothers (1–6)

2121 (859)

 Mothers (6–12)

2189 (1017)

 Mothers (12–24)

2328 (947)

aRelatives (0–24)

1569

  1. Note: Unit costs were obtained from the Swedish southern regional healthcare price list (year 2011)
  2. Note: USD 1 = SEK 6.50, EUR 1 = SEK 9.03 (year 2011) average exchange rate www.riksbank.se
  3. aBased on mean income in Sweden for men and for women