Table 5 Cost* of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia at 3 months
TPP perspective | Societal perspective | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct costs | |||||||
Total | Mean | SD | Total | Mean | SD | ||
Primary care visits | With PHN | 2,393.54 | 132.97 | 90.73 | 2,393.54 | 132.97 | 90.73 |
Without PHN | 9,127.70 | 81.50 | 45.08 | 9,127.70 | 81.50 | 45.08 | |
Primary care emergencies | With PHN | 2,420.63 | 134.48 | 164.81 | 2,420.63 | 134.48 | 164.81 |
Without PHN | 4,757.79 | 42.48 | 58.21 | 4,757.79 | 42.48 | 58.21 | |
Specialist visits | With PHN | 525.41 | 29.19 | 62.90 | 525.41 | 29.19 | 62.90 |
Without PHN | 1,201.07 | 10.72 | 37.06 | 1,201.07 | 10.72 | 37.06 | |
Other professional visits | With PHN | 33.14 | 1.84 | 5.36 | 33.14 | 1.84 | 5.36 |
Without PHN | 629.66 | 5.62 | 50.31 | 629.66 | 5.62 | 50.31 | |
Hospitalizations | With PHN | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
Without PHN | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | |
Hospital emergencies | With PHN | 1,133.44 | 62.97 | 100.83 | 1,133.44 | 62.97 | 100.83 |
Without PHN | 1,236.48 | 11.04 | 37.52 | 1,236.48 | 11.04 | 37.52 | |
Diagnostic tests | With PHN | 209.85 | 11.66 | 17.72 | 209.85 | 11.66 | 17.72 |
Without PHN | 415.40 | 3.71 | 12.97 | 415.40 | 3.71 | 12.97 | |
Medication | With PHN | 4,718.82 | 262.16 | 282.99 | 5,730.03 | 318.34 | 279.66 |
Without PHN | 8,724.80 | 77.90 | 57.95 | 12,385.23 | 110.58 | 64.87 | |
Indirect costs | |||||||
Absenteeism from work | With PHN | 965.45 | 53.64 | 227.56 | 2,340.48 | 130.03 | 515.71 |
Without PHN | 1,740.73 | 15.54 | 117.96 | 4,546.87 | 40.60 | 273.55 | |
Carers | With PHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Without PHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.14 | 0.65 | 6.91 | |