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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 6.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2017 Dec 12;168(3):170–178. doi: 10.7326/M17-0537

Appendix Table 4.

Impact Inventory

Type of Impact Included in This Reference Case Analysis From Each Perspective Notes on Sources of Evidence

Health Care Sector Societal
Formal health care sector
 Health
  Health outcomes (effects)

   Longevity effects Yes UKPDS OM2, ADA/EASD guidelines

   Health-related quality-of-life effects Yes Utilities from published literature

   Other health effects No

  Medical costs
   Paid for by third-party payers Yes Costs from published literature

   Paid for by patients out of pocket No

   Future related medical costs Yes Costs from published literature

   Future unrelated medical costs No

Informal health care sector
 Health
  Patient-time costs No

  Unpaid caregiver-time costs No

  Transportation costs No
Non–health care sectors

 Productivity No

 Consumption No

 Social services No

 Legal or criminal justice No

 Education No

 Housing No

 Environment No

ADA = American Diabetes Association; EASD = European Association for the Study of Diabetes; UKPDS OM2 = United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study Outcomes Model 2.