Table 3 Mean cost per episode per participant
From: Measuring the financial burden of acute cough in pre-school children: a cost of illness study
Item of resource use | Mean and (sd) cost (£) |
|---|---|
Primary Care | |
GP consultations | 22.91 (10.14) |
Nurse consultations | 0.46 (1.88) |
Telephone consultations | 0.38 (2.94) |
Home visits | 0.50 (5.45) |
Walk-in Centre visits | 0.48 (3.70) |
Total primary care | 24.73 (12.75) |
Secondary Care | |
A & E visits | 0.58 (6.42) |
Out-patients appointments | 0.16 (1.80) |
Total secondary care | 0.75 (6.65) |
Prescribed medication | 1.96 (3.54) |
Total NHS costs | 27.43 (16.99) |
Parent and caregiver costs | |
Primary care travel | 0.78 (1.21) |
Secondary care travel | 0.11 (0.90) |
Over-the-counter medication | 1.32 (2.43) |
Lost earnings | 12.56 (54.64) |
Total parent and care-giver costs | 14.77 (54.84) |