Sources of unit costs and resource use (cumulative number of used resources per year, proportion of patients having used that resource)
| Expenditure costs assessed | Resource use | Applied unit prices in €(superscripts are references) | Utilisation reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual number | Number of patients (%) | |||
| NA, not applicable. | ||||
| Direct costs | ||||
| Healthcare costs | ||||
| Outpatient costs | ||||
| JIA-related rheumatology service use | 517 | 82 (38) | 4921 | Interview, records |
| Other JIA-related physician service use | 885 | 97 (45) | 3022 | Interview |
| Non-physician service use | 1500 | 42 (19) | Standardised rates/unit23 | Interview |
| Surgery | 1 | 1 (0.5) | Average charge22 | Interview |
| Medication | NA | 83 (39) | Average medication price24 | Interview, records |
| Devices and aids | NA | 67 (31) | Average price25 | Interview, questionnaire |
| Inpatient costs | ||||
| Acute hospital facilities | 606 days | 24 (11) | 300/day26 | Interview, records |
| Surgery | 2 | 2 (1) | Case based lump sum27 | Interview, records |
| Non-acute hospital facilities (rehabilitation) | NA | 6 (3) | 4511/stay28 | Interview |
| Non-healthcare costs | ||||
| Patient expenditures (3 months) | NA | 71 (33) | Questionnaire | |
| Indirect costs | ||||
| Loss of productivity | 913 days | 23 (11) | 89/day29 | Questionnaire, interview |