Table 2.
Costs per unit of health care resources, equipment, and productivity and social activities.
| Costs | Unit | Cost per unit, € (US $) | |
| Health care costs | |||
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Emergency room visits | Visit | 189 (206.89) |
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Outpatient visits | Visit | 40.02 (43.81) |
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Hospitalization | Day | 310.17 (339.53) |
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Hospitalization due to surgical intervention | Day | 378 (413.78) |
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Telephone calls | Contact | 15 (16.42) nurse 21.47 (23.50) physician |
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Cost of TECCUa controls | Contact | 1.68 (1.84) nurse 3.04 (3.33) physician |
| Equipment costs | |||
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TECCU rental costs | Patient/month | 3.99 (4.37) |
| Productivity costs | |||
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Work absenteeism (sick leave) | Hour | 12.04-25.23 (13.18-27.62) |
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Work presenteeism (due to disease activity) | Hour | 12.04-25.23 (13.18-27.62) |
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Absenteeism for medical visit | Hour | 12.04-25.23 (13.18-27.62) |
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Absenteeism for telephone call | Hour | 12.04-25.23 (13.18-27.62) |
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Leisure time used in TECCU contacts | Hour | 9.18 (10.05) |
aTECCU: Telemonitoring of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.