Table 1 Cost valuation of FMS-related components of care
From: Fibromyalgia-related costs and loss of productivity: a substantial societal burden
Components of care | Payers in the context of the province of Quebec | Monetary valuation method and sources of unitary costsa |
|---|---|---|
Hospitalizations | Provincial public health insurance | Self-reported number of visits were multiplied by the mean cost of an hospitalization/ED visit obtained from Health and Social Services Centres of Sherbrooke and Rouyn-Noranda |
ED visits | ||
Physician consultations | Provincial public health insurance | Self-reported number of visits were multiplied by unitary costs of a visit retrieved from the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec Fee manual for general practitioners and specialists |
Consultations to other health care professionals | Variableb | Self-reported number of visits and associated self-reported out-of-pocket expenses |
Hospital, ED, and healthcare visits (Travelling) | Patients | Self-reported distances (kilometers) were valued using Revenu Quebec’s Rates applicable to the use of an automobile. When applicable, costs were estimated using the Quebec government’s Compendium of Tariffs of Private Transportation by Taxi |
Hospital, ED, and health care visits (Parking) | Patients | Self-reported out-of-pocket expenses |
Over-the-counter medications | Patients | Self-reported out-of-pocket expenses |
Prescribed medications | Provincial public prescription drug insurance or private drug insurers | Self-reported medication use was valued using costs published in the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec Prescription drug list of medications |
Natural health products | Patients | Self-reported out-of-pocket expenses |
Medical aids | Generally the patientsc | Self-reported out-of-pocket expenses |
Employment of domestic help due to health status impairment | Patients | Self-reported out-of-pocket expenses |
FMS-related additional expenses |