Table 2 Input Data: Healthcare Resource Use (HCRU) and Costs in the UK
HZ | PHN | |
|---|---|---|
GP visits monthly costs | Gauthier 2008 [11] | |
No pain | £18.98 | - |
Mild pain | £43.66 | £26.18 |
Moderate pain | £54.49 | £26.91 |
Severe pain | £64.60 | £25.72 |
Specialist visits monthly costs | Gauthier 2008 [11] | |
No pain | £4.03 | - |
Mild pain | £4.53 | £0.81 |
Moderate pain | £6.24 | £2.04 |
Severe pain | £6.89 | £2.81 |
Medication monthly costs | Gauthier 2008 [11] | |
No pain | £37.14 | - |
Mild pain | £43.37 | £10.02 |
Moderate pain | £46.17 | £14.06 |
Severe pain | £53.40 | £23.06 |
Hospitalisation costs | ||
Hospitalisation rate (painful cases only) | Edmunds 2001 [12] | |
Age 50 - 54 | 0.70% | |
Age 55 - 59 | 0.80% | |
Age 60 - 64 | 1.10% | |
Age 65 - 69 | 1.70% | |
Age 70 - 74 | 2.30% | |
Age 75 - 79 | 3.00% | |
Age 80 - 84 | 5.20% | |
Age 85+ | 5.90% | |
Length of hospital stay | Hospital Episode Statistics 2004-2005 [17] | |
Duration in days | 9.9 | 11.2 |
Unit Costs | NHS Reference costs 2005-2006 [18] | |
Daily cost of inpatient stay | £117.00 | |
Productivity Costs | ||
Days off work | Assumption | |
No Pain | 8.8 | - |
Mild Pain | 9.6 | 8.8 |
Moderate Pain | 12.3 | 31.5 |
Severe Pain | 21.0 | 70.5 |
Unit cost | ASHE 2005 [20] (Assuming 7.5 hour work day) | |
Cost per day lost | £93.75 | |
Vaccination costs | ||
Unit cost | Assumption | |
One dose of vaccine | £95.00 | |
Administration cost | PSSRU 2005 [22]/Assumption | |
50% GP - 50% Nurse | £10.40 | |