Table 4.

Breakdown of costs per treatment (telerehabilitation and home visits).

Cost category			TELE		VISIT
			Can $	%	Can $	%
Clinical
	Direct
		Treatment	35.85	44	41.02	44
		Clinical equipment amortizationa	0.74	1	0.63	1
		Total	36.59	45	41.65	45
	Indirect
		Time related to preparation for the treatment	4.48	5	2.26	2
		Follow-up with patients	7.03	9	3.55	4
		Travel to participant’s home (time + km allocation)	N/Ab	N/A	45.62	49
		Total	11.51	14	51.43	55
	Total clinical costs		48.10	59	93.08	100
Technological
	Direct
		Technical equipment amortizationa	5.81	7.2	N/A	N/A
		Installation/uninstallation of technology	18.12	22.4	N/A	N/A
		Internet costs	7.63	9.4	N/A	N/A
		Technical problem resolution time and travel time (technician)	1.25	1.5	N/A	N/A
		Technical problems after sessions by the physiotherapist	0.08	0.1	N/A	N/A
	Total technological costs		32.88	41	N/A	N/A
Total costs			80.99	100	93.08	100

^aThe clinical and technical equipment amortization costs are slightly different from those in Table 1 for the TELE group because some patients did not receive all 16 scheduled treatments.

^bNot applicable (N/A).