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Table 2 Components of health-related and non-health-related costs for IRDs

From: Cost-of-illness studies of inherited retinal diseases: a systematic review

Study

Health-related costs

Non-health-related costs

Aziz et al. [19]

Medical examination and evaluation (i.e. cost of doctor and other diagnostics)

NR

Chay et al. [25]

Medical costs, assistive technologies, carer cost

Expected productivity loss

Frick et al. [20]

Inpatient hospital admissions, inpatient hospital days, emergency department visits, outpatient physician visits, prescription drug fills

NR

Galvin et al. [6]

Primary/secondary care, diagnostic tests, pharmaceuticals, vitamins and supplements, medical research

Wellbeing costs, productivity loss, deadweight losses, informal care costs

Gong et al. [7]

Primary/secondary care, diagnostic tests, pharmaceuticals, vitamins and supplements

Wellbeing costs, productivity loss, deadweight losses, informal care costs

Kessel et al. [23]

Primary care, outpatient services, inpatient admissions, prescription medication

NR

Schofield et al. [22]

Direct healthcare costs such as use of health products such as pharmaceuticals (unspecified)

Productivity loss, government service and NDIS costs, informal care costs

Dong et al. [21]

Inpatient admissions, outpatient visits, ED visits, pharmacy prescriptions

NR

Watanabe et al. [24]

Healthcare services, paid care, medications and supplements, vision aids

Productivity loss, financial aid received

  1. Abbreviations: NDIS, national disability insurance scheme; NR, not reported