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. 2021 Oct 13;10(10):e26164. doi: 10.2196/26164

Table 2.

Summary of cost categories measured.

Cost category and unit Unit cost Source of data
Intervention (CONEMOa) costs



Staff involved in supervision Hour of supervision Cost/hour LATIN-MHa databases

Staff involved in training Hour of a research assistant Cost/hour LATIN-MH databases

Transport Number of trips Cost/trip LATIN-MH databases

Dashboard and app maintenance Maintenance charge Cost/month LATIN-MH databases

Internet package Monthly package Cost/month LATIN-MH databases

Office supplies
Cost/month LATIN-MH databases

Infrastructure
Cost/month LATIN-MH databases
Health care costs



Psychiatrist visits Number of visits Cost/visit CEIb and ISSMc

Family physician visits Number of visits Cost/visit CEI and ISSM

Psychologist visits Number of visits Cost/visit CEI and ISSM

Emergency room visits Number of visits Cost/visit CEI, ISSM, and SAEsd

Hospital admissions Number of hospital admissions Cost/hospital admission CEI, ISSM, and SAEs

Medicines Number of doses Cost/dose CEI and ISSM
Patient and family costs



Transport Number of trips Cost/trip Average cost for public transport

Internet Monthly package Cost/month Average market price
Productivity costs



Days of work lost Number of days Cost/hour Average hourly wage

aCONEMO: control emotional (emotional control intervention).

bLATIN-MH: Latin America Treatment and Innovation Network in Mental Health.

cCEI: Cost-Effectiveness Instrument.

dMental Health Instrument.

eSAE: Serious Adverse Events Report.