The Ambulatory and Home Care Record: A Methodological Framework for Economic Analyses in End-of-Life Care

Table 2

Framework for the assessment of end-of-life costs.

Expenditure category	Resource
PUBLIC
(i) Ambulatory	Health care professional appointments; Clinic visits; Laboratory and diagnostic tests; Treatment (chemotherapy and radiation); Medications; Supplies and equipment; Emergency room visits
(ii) In-patient	Hospitalizations; Nursing home; Hospice care
(iii) Home	Home  Care:  nursing,  personal  support/; homemaking, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, oxygen therapy, diagnostic tests
PRIVATE
(i) 3rd Party insurance	Health care appointments; Medications; Hospitalizations; Supplies and equipment
(ii) Out-Of-Pocket	Health care professional appointments; Home caregivers; Travel expenses; Medications; Supplies and equipment; Insurance payments
(iii) Caregiver Time Losses	Time devoted by family/friends to caregiving v(i) Time lost from paid market labour; (ii) Time lost from leisure/house hold work time
(iv) Employer	Time missed by employees who are family caregivers