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Table 1 Unit costs in PPP-adjusted Euros (full details of sources and assumptions are available upon request from the corresponding author)

From: Cost-effectiveness of adherence therapy versus health education for people with schizophrenia: randomised controlled trial in four European countries

Item

Unit

Amsterdam

Leipzig

London

Verona

Interventions

Adherence therapy & health education

Therapist hour

43.16

22.36

31.62

20.82

Earnings

National average wage

Day

115.85

136.23

114.71

129.46

Accommodation

Overnight facility, 24 hours staffed

Day

156.07

58.21

80.07

109.77

Overnight facility, staffed (not 24 hours)

Day

70.94

58.21

15.20

17.66

Overnight facility, unstaffed

Day

28.38

10.68

15.20

NA

Hospital inpatient services

Acute psychiatric ward

Inpatient day

472.95

178.51

262.52

312.59

Psychiatric rehabilitation ward

Inpatient day

197.06

178.51

262.52

253.20

Long-stay ward

Inpatient day

75.22

178.51

200.08

168.80

Emergency/crisis centre

Inpatient day

718.88

178.51

536.38

475.14

General medical ward

Inpatient day

273.75

253.64

397.79

288.91

Hospital outpatient services

Psychiatric outpatients

Attendance

49.14

46.41

137.64

56.28

Non-psychiatric outpatients

Attendance

49.68

39.27

133.39

13.71

Day hospital

Attendance

137.90

42.46

106.37

96.90

Community-based services

Community mental health centre

Minute

0.29

0.43

1.39

0.10

Day care centre

Minute

0.29

0.19

0.20

0.27

Group therapy

Minute

0.33

0.50

0.23

0.23

Sheltered workshop

Minute

2.31

3.45

0.17

1.68

Specialist education

Minute

0.05

0.07

0.24

0.02

Community-based professionals

Psychiatrist

Minute

1.10

1.22

4.97

0.98

Psychologist

Minute

0.71

0.53

1.56

0.66

Primary care physician

Minute

0.90

2.55

2.55

2.22

District nurse

Minute

0.43

0.49

1.09

0.50

Community psychiatric nurse/case manager

Minute

0.53

0.48

1.46

0.50

Social worker

Minute

0.53

0.47

2.20

0.37

Occupational therapist

Minute

0.53

0.47

0.88

0.34

Home help/care worker

Minute

0.32

0.54

0.24

0.30

Criminal justice services*

Police

Contact

119.08

119.04

83.93

119.17

Police cell or prison

Night

28.97

28.96

20.42

28.99

Psychiatric assessment in custody

Assessment

422.78

422.65

297.99

423.10

Criminal court

Proceeding

1999.05

1998.46

1409.01

2000.57

Civil court

Proceeding

1286.61

1286.22

906.85

1287.58

Medications*

Range for all used

100 milligrams

0.01 to 726.73

0.01 to 726.52

0.01 to 512.23

0.01 to 727.28

  1. Shaded areas represent imputed unit costs.
  2. *UK unit costs converted into PPP-adjusted Euros.