Table 5.
Impact inventory, adapted from sanders et al., 2016 (24).
| Sector | Type of Impact (list category within each sector with unit of measure if relevant)a | Included in This Reference Case Analysis From…Perspective? | Notes on Sources of Evidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care Sector | Societal | |||
| Formal Health Care Sector | ||||
| Health | Health outcomes (effects) | |||
| Longevity effects | ☑ | ☑ | ||
| Health-related quality-of-life effects | ☑ | ☑ | ||
| Other health effects (eg, adverse events and secondary transmissions of infections) | ☑ | ☑ | ||
| Medical costs | ||||
| Paid for by third-party payers | ☑ | ☑ | ||
| Paid for by patients out-of-pocket | ☑ | ☑ | ||
| Future related medical costs (payers and patients) | ☑ | ☑ | ||
| Future unrelated medical costs (payers and patients) | ☑ | ☑ | ||
| Informal Health Care Sector | ||||
| Health | Patient-time costs | NA | ☑ | |
| Unpaid caregiver-time costs | NA | □ | ||
| Transportation costs | NA | ☑ | ||
| Non-Health Care Sectors (with examples of possible items) | ||||
| Productivity | Labor market earnings lost | NA | ☑ | |
| Cost of unpaid lost productivity due to illness | NA | ☑ | ||
| Cost of uncompensated household productionb | NA | □ | ||
| Consumption | Future consumption unrelated to health | NA | □ | |
| Social Services | Cost of social services as part of intervention | NA | ☑ | |
| Legal or Criminal Justice | Number of crimes related to intervention | NA | □ | |
| Cost of crimes related to intervention | NA | □ | ||
| Education | Impact of intervention on educational achievement of population | NA | □ | |
| Housing | Cost of intervention on home improvements (eg, removing lead paint) | NA | □ | |
| Environment | Production of toxic waste pollution by intervention | NA | □ | |
| Other (specify) | Other impacts | NA | □ | |
NA indicates not applicable.
a
Categories listed are intended as examples for analysts.
b
Examples include activities such as food preparation, cooking, and clean up in the household; household management; shopping; obtaining services; and travel related to household activity (25).