Table 2. Parameters used in the costs estimation, according to component of the behavioral therapy and treatment of smoking and cost type. Goiania, GO, Midwestern Brazil, 2010.
| Parameter | Data source |
|---|---|
| Consultations | |
| Medical costs | |
| Number of consultations per patient | Sample of health facilities |
| Duration of consultationsa | Arbitrated according to parameters of the Ordinance 1,101/GM, from June 12, 2002. |
| Remuneration of human resourcesb | Human Resources Information System of the municipalityc |
| Clinic equipment cost per patient | Sample of health units |
| Number of patients seen | Spreadsheets standardized by the National Cancer Institute (INCA) and by the municipal coordination for follow-up of the programd |
| Non-medical costs | |
| Percentage of non-medical costs of the consultations | Sample of health facilities |
| Cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions | |
| Medical costs | |
| Number of sessions per group | Sample of health facilities |
| Number of human resources per sessionb | Municipal Coordination of the programd |
| Duration of the execution of each sessiona | Sample of health faciliites |
| Percentage of time of preparation in relation to the execution of the sessions | Sample of health facilities |
| Remuneration of human resourcesb | Human Resources Information System of the municipalityc,e |
| Number of therapeutic groups conducted | Spreadsheets standardized by the National Cancer Institute (INCA) and by the municipal coordination for follow-up of the programd |
| Non-medical costs | |
| Percentage of non-medical costs of the sessions | Sample of health facilities |
| Medicine treatment | |
| Medical costs | |
| Average number of dispensations per patient | System of Dispensation of Medicines (SISDM)f |
| Duration of dispensationa | Arbitrated, considering available evidence20 |
| Remuneration of human resources | Human Resources Information System of the municipalityc |
| Average cost with nicotine replacement therapy and antidepressants per patient | SISDM for quantity of users and medicinesf,g and Bank of Health Prices for price |
| Number of patients that received medicines | SISDMf |
a Time measured in minutes.
b Includes high-level and middle-level professionals.
c Data available for 82.9% of the units that conducted groups.
d Data available for all groups conducted.
e Considering the occupational categories defined by the Ordinance SAS/MS 442, from August 13, 2004, and all the categories of technical level of the assistance activities.
f Data available for all patients who used medicines.
g Including the losses reported in the spreadsheets standardized by INCA.