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Table 4 Average cost per patient screened and treated

From: Brief interventions to address substance use among patients presenting to emergency departments in resource poor settings: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Cost measure

Average cost per patient

Control

MI

MI-PST

Provider costs

 Cost of screening

US$95

US$95

US$95

 Cost of the intervention

 

US$34

US$184

Sub Total

US$95

US$129

US$279

Patient costs

 Cost of transportation

N/A

N/A

US$3 (cost per visit = US$0.96)

 Total cost per patient

US$95

US$129

US$282

  1. These costs would be incurred if everyone accepted participation and completed all intervention components
  2. N/A = patient costs were only incurred for those returning to the facility for PST sessions