Table 2 Cost components included in the societal and healthcare perspectives
Cost component | Perspective | |
|---|---|---|
Healthcare | Societal | |
Formal healthcare sector | ||
 Paid for by third-party payers | X | X |
 Paid for by patients | X | X |
Informal healthcare sector | ||
 Patient time | – | X |
 Transportation costs | – | X |
Non-healthcare sector | ||
 Productivity costs (paid and unpaid labor) | – | X |