Table 1.
Prices used in the economic evaluation.
| € (2006 values)1 | |
|---|---|
| Direct health care costs | |
| - General practitioner [per visit]2 | 21.03 |
| - Medical specialist [per visit]2 | 102.01 |
| - Physiotherapist and alternative therapist [per visit]2 | 23.68 |
| - Occupational physiotherapist (1 hour)3 | 121.50 |
| - Occupational psychologist (1 hour)3 | 126.50 |
| - Occupational physician (20 min)3 | 70.00 |
| Direct non-health care costs | |
| Purchased products aimed at reducing symptoms (range costs) | 0 - 50 |
| Intervention costs | |
| - RSI Quickscan - questionnaire3 | 15.00 |
| - Information session 'Computer work and RSI'3 | 30.00 |
| - Training RSI and Stress3 | 90.00 |
| - Consult occupational physician (20 min)3 | 70.00 |
| - Eyesight test3 | 20.00 |
| - Individual workplace assessment3 | 330.00 |
| - Task analyses3 | 60.00 |
| Indirect costs | |
| Sick leave from paid labour (range costs per hour)2 | 20.89 - 49.78 |
1 € = US $ 1.27; 2 prices according to "Standardisation of costs: the Dutch manual for costing in economic evaluations", Oostenbrink, 2004. Indirect costs for paid labour were calculated according to the friction cost approach on the basis of the mean income of the Dutch population stratified for age and gender [17]; 3 prices according to the professional organisation (Occupational Health Service - Arbo Unie)