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Table 4 Unitary costs of each intervention line obtained from surveys

From: In-patient costs of agitation and containment in a mental health catchment area

 

Unitary events’ cost

States of agitation

Anxiety and irritability

Moderate agitation and agitation without aggression

Agitation with aggression against objects

Agitation with aggression against persons

AAI

MA

AAO

AAP

Line of intervention

L1: VC + S

282.34 €

326.53 €

422.43 €

397.83 €

L2: VC + SC + S

391.86 €

430.71 €

537.61 €

533.81 €

L3: VC + SC + R + S

0

0

788.61 €

821.99 €

  1. VC Verbal containment, S Surveillance, SC seclusion, R restraint