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. 2014 May 26;14:509. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-509

Table 3.

Individual level component costs and data sources from 84 cost of foodborne illness studies published between 1972 and 2012 identified from a scoping review

Component costs N a Data sources b
Direct costs
  
 H
 D
 L
 OC
 S
 O
 C
 P
 E
 M
 N/P
 N/A
  Medical costs
 16
 1
 3
 2
 -
 -
 3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2
 5
   Treatment costs
 14
 4
 2
 3
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 3
 -
 1
     Drug costs
 29
 3
 3
 6
 1
 3
 2
 1
 -
 -
 4
 3
 3
       Prescription
 18
 3
 3
 1
 -
 6
 -
 1
 -
 -
 1
 1
 2
       Over-the-counter
 6
 -
 1
 1
 -
 4
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
     Non-personal transportation (ambulance)
 12
 1
 1
 3
 1
 -
 -
 -
 1
 2
 1
 -
 2
     Rehabilitation
 10
 -
 1
 3
 1
 -
 1
 1
 -
 -
 2
 -
 1
     Materials (disposable/non-disposable)
 7
 1
 2
 -
 -
 1
 1
 1
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
     Home visits
 5
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 3
 1
     Rehydration treatment
 2
 1
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
     Palliative care
 1
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
   Laboratory costs
 20
 5
 3
 2
 1
 2
 1
 -
 -
 1
 2
 1
 2
     Pathogen diagnosis and analysis
 15
 3
 2
 1
 -
 2
 3
 -
 -
 -
 3
 -
 1
     Ancillary diagnostics
 10
 3
 2
 1
 1
 -
 2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
     Laboratory sampling
 7
 1
 1
 2
 -
 3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
   Personnel costs
 7
 2
 3
 -
 -
 2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
     Physician
 31
 1
 6
 5
 1
 3
 3
 1
 -
 1
 6
 2
 2
     General practitioner physician
 17
 2
 5
 4
 -
 3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 3
 -
 -
     Non-physician
 2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
       Nurses
 4
 1
 -
 1
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
       Laboratory technician
 3
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
     Consultants
 7
 -
 1
 2
 -
 1
 2
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
     Specialists
 5
 1
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 1
 1
    Hospital services costs
 46
 5
 6
 11
 1
 2
 5
 1
 -
 1
 7
 3
 4
     Emergency room
 14
 4
 3
 1
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 3
 -
 2
     Intensive care unit
 5
 1
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
 2
 -
 -
     Surgical services
 3
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 1
     Dialysis
 2
 1
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
    Community services (out-patient) costs
 11
 -
 3
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 3
 1
 3
    Long-term care services costs
 4
 -
 2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 1
Indirect costs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Productivity losses
 30
 -
 2
 6
 1
 4
 2
 -
 -
 -
 3
 4
 8
     Due to sick leave from work (patient)
 42
 1
 6
 7
 1
 10
 3
 1
 1
 -
 4
 1
 6
     Due to caring for others (caregiver)
 19
 -
 5
 3
 -
 6
 2
 -
 -
 -
 3
 -
 -
       Due to care of sick children
 11
 -
 2
 1
 1
 1
 1
 -
 -
 -
 1
 2
 2
     Lost leisure time
 14
 -
 3
 6
 1
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 2
     Due to long-term or permanent disability
 8
 -
 1
 2
 -
 -
 2
 -
 -
 -
 2
 -
 1
  Patient transportation (non-ambulance) costs
 20
 -
 2
 6
 -
 5
 1
 -
 1
 -
 1
 2
 2
     For visitors and relatives
 6
 -
 -
 1
 -
 1
 1
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 2
     Parking fees
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
  Additional costs
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
     Value-of-life lost
 29
 -
 1
 15
 1
 1
 1
 -
 -
 -
 3
 2
 5
     Pain and suffering
 21
 -
 -
 8
 2
 2
 1
 -
 -
 -
 2
 2
 4
     Risk aversion behaviours
 9
 2
 2
 -
 1
 2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2
     Facility (operational) costs
 9
 1
 2
 2
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2
 1
 -
     Non-medical materials
 7
 -
 -
 1
 1
 3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 1
Totals   49 84 108 17 72 41 8 3 5 69 34 68

aCounts represent the number of studies reporting each component cost category at the specified level of detail. Therefore, a study that is counted as including a higher-level category (e.g., treatment costs) cannot contribute a count to a lower-level category (e.g., drug costs) within the same grouping, and vice versa.

bD: Database, L: Literature, OC: Online calculator S: Survey, O: Outbreak data, C: Census, P: Population statistics, E: Expert opinion, M: Multiple, N/P: Not provided, N/A: Not applicable.