Table 3.
Base case cost analysis of a hypothetical cohort (n = 49,290) of persistent asthmatics in each environmental strategy. Direct and indirect costs saved by the intervention were calculated from the baseline number of units in the no intervention group. All costs are in 2009 US dollars.
| Parameter | Net intervention Costs (US$) | Urgent care clinic visits (averted)
|
ER visits (averted)
|
Hospitalizations (averted)
|
Lost days of work (averted)
|
Travel days (averted)
|
Total averted costs per cohort-year ($US) | Total net savings per cohort-year (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs (US$ saved) | Costs (US$ saved) | costs) (US$ saved) | Costs (US$ saved) | Costs (US $ saved) | ||||
| No intervention | – | 49290 – |
10893 – |
2412 – |
67419 – |
62595 – |
– | |
| Environmental education by non-medical providers | $9.6 million (95% SI: $5.9, 13.3 million) | 31053 $3.1 million |
4793 $2.9 million |
1713 $9.1 million |
40985 $7.1 million |
37559 $600 thousand |
$22.8 million | $13.2 million (95% SI: $.210, 21.0 million) |
| Environmental education by non-medical providers | $ 7.3 million (95% SI: $4.5, 10.1 million) | 32532 $3.3 million |
6100 $3.8 million |
1206 $6.4 million |
42250 $ 7.3 million |
39838 $600 thousand |
$21.4 million | $14.1 million (95% SI: $ .283, 19.4 million) |
| Environmental education by non-medical providers, allergen impermeable covers, pest management | $14.3 million (95% SI: $8.8, 20.0 million) | 17744 $1.8 million |
6863 $4.4 million |
2002 $10.6 million |
30613 $5.2 million |
26609 $400 thousand |
$22.4 million | $8.1 million (95% SI: $ 4.9, 15.9 million) |