Table 2 Assessment of resource use.
From: EXACT: EXercise or Advice after ankle fraCTure. Design of a randomised controlled trial
Type of resource | Method of assessment | Method of valuation |
|---|---|---|
Physiotherapists' time | Physiotherapists' report | Salary rates plus on-costs for physiotherapists using published prices |
Equipment | Questionnaires at 1, 3, 6 months | Manufacturer's price (depreciated over 3 years) |
Medication, visits to general practitioners and other health professionals, hospitalisation, visits to emergency department | Questionnaires at 1, 3, 6 months | Published prices (e.g. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare Benefits Schedule reimbursement) and/or actual costs to participants |
Visits to community services or alternative or complementary health practitioners | Questionnaires at 1, 3, 6 months | Actual costs to participants |