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Table 3 Costs as applied in the economic evaluation

From: Ankles back in randomized controlled trial (ABrCt): braces versus neuromuscular exercises for the secondary prevention of ankle sprains. Design of a randomised controlled trial

Costs

Cost (€)

Direct health care costs:

 

   General practitioner (mean cost of total visits)^

87.19

   Physical therapist (per visit = 30 min)*

28.00

   Sports physician (per visit = 30 min)*

80.00

   Medical specialist (mean cost of total visits)#

89.24

   Hospital costs (if seen by specialist)#

397.80

   Alternative therapist (per visit)*

27.20

   Emergency room (per visit) ^

197.12

   Drugs‡

n.a.

   Medical devices‡

 

Tape (per roll)

4.00

Brace

79.50

Crutches (rent per week)

15.00

Indirect costs:

 

   Absenteeism from paid work (per day)§

n.a.

   Absenteeism from unpaid work (per hour)*

7.94

  1. € 1.00 = $ 1.47 = £ 0.89 (d.d. 07-06-11)
  2. * Costs according to Dutch guidelines
  3. # Costs according to DBC (Zorgautoriteit 2011)
  4. ‡ According to tariff of the Royal Dutch Society of Pharmacy
  5. § Indirect costs for paid work was calculated for each injured separately based on mean income of the Dutch population according to age and sex
  6. ^ According to cost research on self-reference to GP and ER [22]