Table 2.
Summary of cost categories measured.
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| Intervention (CONEMOa) costs |
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Staff involved in supervision | Hour of supervision | Cost/hour | LATIN-MHa databases | ||||
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Staff involved in training | Hour of a research assistant | Cost/hour | LATIN-MH databases | ||||
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Transport | Number of trips | Cost/trip | LATIN-MH databases | ||||
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Dashboard and app maintenance | Maintenance charge | Cost/month | LATIN-MH databases | ||||
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Internet package | Monthly package | Cost/month | LATIN-MH databases | ||||
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Office supplies |
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Cost/month | LATIN-MH databases | ||||
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Infrastructure |
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Cost/month | LATIN-MH databases | ||||
| Health care costs |
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Psychiatrist visits | Number of visits | Cost/visit | CEIb and ISSMc | ||||
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Family physician visits | Number of visits | Cost/visit | CEI and ISSM | ||||
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Psychologist visits | Number of visits | Cost/visit | CEI and ISSM | ||||
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Emergency room visits | Number of visits | Cost/visit | CEI, ISSM, and SAEsd | ||||
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Hospital admissions | Number of hospital admissions | Cost/hospital admission | CEI, ISSM, and SAEs | ||||
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Medicines | Number of doses | Cost/dose | CEI and ISSM | ||||
| Patient and family costs |
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Transport | Number of trips | Cost/trip | Average cost for public transport | ||||
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Internet | Monthly package | Cost/month | Average market price | ||||
| Productivity costs |
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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.