Table 3.

Classification of costs.

Types of costs	Description
Direct medical	Directly related to the disease. Hospitalization, medication, medical appointments, treatments, laboratory tests, and diagnosis
Direct nonmedical	Directly related to the disease. Transport, domestic modifications, food
Indirect	Loss of productivity: partial, temporary, or permanent They may affect the patient and/or caregiver Early retirement
Intangible	Psychological and psychosocial and costs, difficult measurement
Personal	Costs incurred by the patient and/or their family, when there is no support from private and/or public health care. Private consultations, medication, treatments, and domestic modifications. Linked with direct costs