Article checklist: Reading article 1; Cost of illness

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1. Study sample: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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2. Objectives: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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3. Perspective ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) patient ( ) hospital ( ) insurer/ payer ( ) government/ public sector ( ) society

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4. Approach: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail…………………………………………………………………………

( ) Incidence-based ( ) Prevalence-based ( ) Top-down ( ) Bottom-up

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5. Time horizon (year of the study event): ( ) No ( ) Yes; year………………………………

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6. Composition of cost: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) direct cost; ( ) material cost ( ) labor cost ( ) capital cost…………………………

( ) Indirect cost………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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7. Resource use: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) Number of resource/ service use, i.e. …………………………………………………………………………….

( ) Unit cost of resource/ service

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8. Results are presented at value/price of the year………………………………..

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9. Sensitivity analysis: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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 Article checklist: Reading article 2; Cost of illness
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1. Study sample: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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2. Objectives: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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3. Perspective ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) patient ( ) hospital ( ) insurer/ payer ( ) government/ public sector ( ) society

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4. Approach: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail…………………………………………………………………………

( ) Incidence-based ( ) Prevalence-based ( ) Top-down ( ) Bottom-up

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5. Time horizon (year of the study event): ( ) No ( ) Yes; year………………………………

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6. Composition of cost: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) direct cost; ( ) material cost ( ) labor cost ( ) capital cost…………………………

( ) Indirect cost………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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7. Resource use: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) Number of resource/ service use, i.e. …………………………………………………………………………….

( ) Unit cost of resource/ service

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8. Results are presented at value/price of the year………………………………..

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9. Sensitivity analysis: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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 Article checklist: Reading article 3; Unit cost of medical services
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1. Study sample: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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2. Objectives: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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3. Perspective ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) patient ( ) hospital ( ) insurer/ payer ( ) government/ public sector ( ) society

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4. Time horizon (year of the study event): ( ) No ( ) Yes; year………………………………

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5. Composition of cost: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) direct cost; ( ) material cost ( ) labor cost ( ) capital cost…………………………

( ) Indirect cost………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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6. Methods of unit cost calculation: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail…………………………………………………………

( ) average method ( ) cost-to-charge ratio ( ) RVU ( )micro-costing

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7. Results are presented at value/price of the year………………………………..

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8. Sensitivity analysis: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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 Article checklist: Reading article 4: Cost of health care program

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1. Program and organization: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail…………………………………………………………………

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2. Objectives: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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3. Perspective ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) patient ( ) hospital ( ) insurer/ payer ( ) government/ public sector ( ) society

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4. Time horizon (year of the study event): ( ) No ( ) Yes; year………………………………

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5. Composition of cost: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) direct cost; ( ) material cost ( ) labor cost ( ) capital cost…………………………

( ) Indirect cost………………………………………………………………………………………………….

( ) start-up cost ( ) marginal cost

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6. Resource use: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail

( ) Number of resource/ service use, i.e. …………………………………………………………………………….

( ) Unit cost of resource/ service

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7. Results are presented at value/price of the year………………………………..

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8. Sensitivity analysis: ( ) No ( ) Yes; detail……………………………………………………………………………

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