Table S1.
Average monetary value of resource utilized and time lost due to chronic post-surgical pain at the (A) 6-, (B) 12- and (C) 24-month follow-up, stratified by pain intensity
| A) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cost category | Mild pain N=70 |
Moderate to severe pain N=78 |
| Public insurance | ||
| Hospitalization | 0.0 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Physician visit | 1.10 (9.23) | 39.27 (215.58) |
| Drugsa | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.44 (10.44) |
| Total public insurance | 1.10 (9.23) | 40.70 (215.56) |
| Out of pocket expenses | ||
| Drugsa | 0.96 (3.51) | 3.29 (8.55) |
| Health care visitsb | 0.61 (3.77) | 1.67 (14.72) |
| Travel Housework |
0.29 (2.06) 2.29 (19.12) |
7.86 (49.44) 7.18 (54.98) |
| Total out of pocket expenses | 4.15 (20.11) | 20.00 (81.22) |
| Private insurance | ||
| Health care visitsb | 3.14 (23.99) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Drugsa | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.64 (3.17) |
| Total private insurance | 3.14 (23.99) | 0.64 (3.17) |
| Time cost | ||
| Patients’ work time lost | 0.00 (0.00) | 234.46 (1,037.95) |
| Patients’ leisure time lost | 6.25 (43.88) | 67.18 (373.32) |
| Caregivers’ leisure time lost | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.32 (8.44) |
| Caregivers’ loss of time due to housework | 3.67 (25.26) | 12.53 (75.50) |
| Total time cost | 9.92 (50.17) | 315.50 (1,234.54) |
| Total | 18.31 (61.04) | 376.84 (1,362.27) |
| B) | ||
| Cost category |
Mild pain N=52 |
Moderate to severe pain N=61 |
| Public insurance | ||
| Hospitalization | 0.00 (0.00) | 15.26 (119.15) |
| Physician visit | 0.00 (0.00) | 10.29 (29.79) |
| Drugsa | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Total Public Insurance | 0.00 (0.00) | 25.55 (131.00) |
| Out of pocket expenses | ||
| Drugsa | 1.02 (3.40) | 7.12 (28.33) |
| Health care visitsb | 0.96 (6.93) | 12.54 (69.78) |
| Travel | 0.08 (0.60) | 4.67 (27.22) |
| Housework | 0.77 (3.88) | 4.10 (22.90) |
| Total out of pocket expenses | 2.83 (10.28) | 28.43 (123.40) |
| Private insurance | ||
| Health care visitsb | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.82 (6.40) |
| Drugsa | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.23 (1.56) |
| Total private insurance | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.05 (6.56) |
| Time cost | ||
| Patients’ work time lost | 0.00 (0.00) | 89.05 (695.50) |
| Patients’ leisure time lost | 0.00 (0.00) | 25.09 (147.70) |
| Caregivers’ leisure time lost | 0.00 (0.00) | 6.96 (52.69) |
| Caregivers’ lost of time due to housework | 0.49 (3.57) | 6.54 (29.20) |
| Total time cost | 0.49 (3.57) | 127.63 (718.41) |
| Total | 3.33 (11.65) | 182.66 (815.28) |
| C) | ||
| Cost category |
Mild pain N=36 |
Moderate to severe pain N=33 |
| Public insurance | ||
| Hospitalization | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Physician visit | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Drugsa | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Total public insurance | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Out of pocket expenses | ||
| Drugsa | 0.75 (3.16) | 3.30 (6.55) |
| Health care visitsb | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Travel | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Housework | 1.42 (8.53) | 7.58 (30.93) |
| Total out of pocket expenses | 2.17 (11.16) | 10.88 (34.34) |
| Private insurance | ||
| Health care visitsb | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Drugsa | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.21 (6.96) |
| Total private insurance | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.21 (6.96) |
| Time cost | ||
| Patients’ work time lost | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Patients’ leisure time lost | 0.14 (0.86) | 1.44 (5.12) |
| Caregivers’ leisure time lost | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Caregivers’ lost of time due to housework | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Total time cost | 0.14 (0.86) | 1.44 (5.12) |
| Total | 2.32 (12.00) | 13.53 (36.82) |
Notes: All results are in Canadian dollars and are presented as mean (SD).
a
Drugs utilized by patients could be covered by public or private insurance or could be paid for directly by the patient depending on insurance plan and coverage.
b
Includes all non-physician health care professionals as well as physicians practicing outside of the publicly insured health care system. Costs were stratified based on patients’ insurance plans and coverage.