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