Table 7:
Monthly Per-Person Nonmedical Costs Used in the Economic Model—Societal Perspective
Mean ($)a | SEb | Source | |
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Outpatient clinic NB-UVB, Non-Medical Costs | |||
Out-of-pocket expenses | |||
Travel | 29.00 | 3.70 | Canada Revenue Agency;81 Koek et al, 2010;52 Mikhael et al, 200958 |
Parking and other miscellaneous | 15.00 | 1.91 | Local hospital parking rate;82 Mikhael et al, 200958 |
Lost productivity | 102.64 | 13.09 | Statistics Canada;83,84 Mikhael et al, 200958 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NB-UVB, narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy; SE, standard error.
Monthly cost calculated as the annual cost divided by 12.
Assumed 95% CI as ±25% of the mean, and SE was calculated accordingly.