Table 4 Cost* of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia at 1 month
TPP perspective** | Societal perspective‡ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct costsϕ | Total | Mean | SD | Total | Mean | SD | |
Primary care visits | With PHN | 6,686.34 | 111.44 | 69.02 | 6,686.34 | 111.44 | 69.02 |
Without PHN | 4,834.90 | 69.07 | 31.29 | 4,834.90 | 69.07 | 31.29 | |
Primary care emergencies | With PHN | 4,173.50 | 69.56 | 111.00 | 4,173.50 | 69.56 | 111.00 |
Without PHN | 3,004.92 | 42.93 | 56.38 | 3,004.92 | 42.93 | 56.38 | |
Specialist visits | With PHN | 1,301.86 | 21.70 | 57.33 | 1,301.86 | 21.70 | 57.33 |
Without PHN | 424.62 | 6.07 | 18.33 | 424.62 | 6.07 | 18.33 | |
Other professional visits □ | With PHN | 629.66 | 10.49 | 68.62 | 629.66 | 10.49 | 68.62 |
Without PHN | 33.14 | 0.47 | 2.78 | 33.14 | 0.47 | 2.78 | |
Hospitalizations | With PHN | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
Without PHN | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | |
Hospital emergencies | With PHN | 2,060.80 | 34.35 | 72.65 | 2,060.80 | 34.35 | 72.65 |
Without PHN | 309.12 | 4.42 | 21.02 | 309.12 | 4.42 | 21.02 | |
Diagnostic tests | With PHN | 438.75 | 7.31 | 17.35 | 438.75 | 7.31 | 17.35 |
Without PHN | 186.50 | 2.66 | 9.73 | 186.50 | 2.66 | 9.73 | |
Medication | With PHN | 8,626.16 | 143.77 | 177.84 | 10,923.44 | 182.06 | 182.45 |
Without PHN | 4,817.45 | 68.82 | 55.59 | 7,191.82 | 102.74 | 65.79 | |
Indirect cost# | |||||||
Absenteeism from work | With PHN | 2,706.18 | 45.10 | 200.92 | 6,686.22 | 111.44 | 461.46 |
Without PHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201.14 | 2.87 | 9.94 | |
Carers † | With PHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.14 | 1.22 | 9.44 |
Without PHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |