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Table 1 Unit cost price for direct medical and direct non-medical costs by the reference year 2014

From: Towards sustainable mental health promotion: trial-based health-economic evaluation of a positive psychology intervention versus usual care

 

Direct medical costs

Direct non-medical costs

Health service type

Unit

Unit cost price

km

Unit cost price

Family doctor – standard consult

Contact

33

1,1

3.21

Family doctor – mental health

Contact

66

1,1

3.21

Family doctor – home visit

Contact

50

NA

NA

Company doctor

Contact

33

17,6

6.34

Social worker

Contact

65

5

3.95

Regional mental health center

Contact

112

10

4.90

Regional addiction center

Contact

112

10

4.90

Independent psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist

Contact

94

7

4.33

Psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist in hospitala

Contact

91

7

4.33

Self-help group

Hour

14

7

4.33

Alternative healerb

Contact

55

5

3.95

  1. aUnit cost price was based on a weighted mean of a general and academic hospital
  2. bUnit cost price was based on own calculation as weighted average of homeopath and acupuncturist