Table 2.

Assessment of resource use.

Type of resource	Method of assessment	Method of valuation
Physiotherapists' time	Physiotherapists' report	Salary rates plus on-costs for physiotherapists using published prices
Equipment	Questionnaires at 1, 3, 6 months	Manufacturer's price (depreciated over 3 years)
Medication, visits to general practitioners and other health professionals, hospitalisation, visits to emergency department	Questionnaires at 1, 3, 6 months	Published prices (e.g. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare Benefits Schedule reimbursement) and/or actual costs to participants
Visits to community services or alternative or complementary health practitioners	Questionnaires at 1, 3, 6 months	Actual costs to participants