Table 5.

Cost calculations for patients in each group

Description	Formula	Home-NPE	Home-PE	Clinic-PE
Intake costs	$\frac{T_F}{60}.C_F$	$0.67	$0.67	$0.67
Nurse costs	$\frac{T_N}{60}.C_N$	$1.67	$1.67	$1.67
PCP costs	$\frac{T_D}{60}.C_D$	$7.50	$12.50	$12.50
Printed material cost	$C_{\mathit{Print}}$	$0.05	$0.05	$0.05
HS cost	$C_{\mathit{Screen}}$	$8.00	$8.00	$8.00
HS room cost	$\frac{T_{\mathit{Screen}}}{60}.C_{\mathit{Room}}$	–	–	$8.33
Total intake cost	$\left(\frac{T_F}{60},.,C_F\right).N_{1Scr}$	$187.33	$258.67	$190.67
Total nurse cost and printed material cost	$\left(\frac{T_N}{60},.,C_N,+,C_{\mathit{Print}}\right).N_{2Elig}$	$405.13	$506.42	$427.45
Total PCP cost	$\left(\frac{T_D}{60},.,C_D\right).N_{3Enr}$	$1650.00	$2750.00	$2750.00
Total HS and screening room (if applicable) cost	$\left(C_{\mathit{Screen}},+,\frac{T_{\mathit{Screen}}}{60},.,C_{\mathit{Room}}\right).N_{4HS}$	$400.00	$472.00	$3593.33
Total follow-up cost	$C_{\mathit{FollowUp}}.N_{6Fol}$	$10,128.00	$8,862.00	$24,898.00
Total hearing aid cost	$C_{\mathit{HA}}.N_{8GotHA}$	$4600.00	$0.00	$18,400.00
Sum of clinic costs (i.e., until HS failure)	$S_{5Fail}=\left(\frac{T_F}{60},.,C_F\right).N_{1Scr}+\left(\frac{T_N}{60},.,C_N,+,C_{\mathit{Print}}\right).N_{2Elig}+\left(\frac{T_D}{60},.,C_D\right).N_{3Enr}+\left(C_{\mathit{Screen}},+,\frac{T_{\mathit{Screen}}}{60},.,C_{\mathit{Room}}\right).N_{4HS}$	$2642.47	$3987.08	$6961.45
Average PCP cost per eligible patient	$\frac{S_{5Fail}}{N_{2Elig}}$	$11.20	$13.51	$27.96
Average PCP cost per enrolled patient	$\frac{S_{5Fail}}{N_{3Enr}}$	$12.01	$18.12	$31.64
Average PCP cost per patient who completed HS	$\frac{S_{5Fail}}{N_{4HS}}$	$52.85	$67.58	$31.64
Average PCP cost per patient who failed HS	$\frac{S_{5Fail}}{N_{5Fail}}$	$62.92	$73.83	$58.01
Sum of all costs	$S=S_{5Fail}+C_{\mathit{FollowUp}}.N_{6Fol}+C_{\mathit{HA}}.N_{8GotHA}$	$17,370.47	$12,849.08	$50,259.45
Average cost per eligible patient	$\frac{S}{N_{2Elig}}$	$73.60	$43.56	$201.85
Average cost per enrolled patient	$\frac{S}{N_{3Enr}}$	$78.96	$58.40	$228.45
Average cost per patient who completed HS	$\frac{S}{N_{4HS}}$	$347.41	$217.78	$228.45
Average cost per patient who failed HS	$\frac{S}{N_{5Fail}}$	$413.58	$237.95	$418.83