Table 3.

Other resources involved

Phase	Action	Activity			Resources involved	No	Cost		Assumed useful life of the resource (in years)	Cost per resource, per activity, per patient
Follow-up	Remote, physical and/or telephone monitoring of healthcare provided at different levels	60 min home visits: - Clinical, emotional and social monitoring -Patient/caregiver training	6 times/year	For proactive follow-up, at least 6 annual visits were assumed	mobile telephone	1	€ 200,00	Cost considered for purchase of resource	3	€0,32
					Transportation	1	€0,36	Per kilometer		€ 36,00
					Mobile parameter monitoring kit	1	€959,40	Cost considered for purchase of resource	3	€1,52
					Mobile computer with VPN	1	€ 500,00	Cost considered for purchase of resource	3	€0,79
										€38,63
								Total follow-up costs, for each home visit, per patient

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