An economic analysis of usual care and acupuncture collaborative treatment on chronic low back pain: A Markov model decision analysis

Table 5 Costs of 3 months in the chronic low back pain state (KRW in 2009)

Strategy	Cost (KRW)
Usual care
Direct medical costs	275,740
Direct non-medical costs	232,036
Indirect non-medical costs	239,142
Total cost for usual care	746,918
Collaborative treatment
Direct medical costs	433,432
Direct non-medical costs	296,897
Indirect non-medical costs	239,142
Total cost for collaborative treatment	969,471

Direct non-medical costs [26]: Hospital visiting time (15.64 min) + Treatment time (Usual care - 60 min, Collaboration -90 min) + Traffic expenses (6,850 KRW)
Indirect non-medical costs [41]: Indirect cost of both alternatives = Average wage per day (65,333 KRW) × Proportion of economically active person (0.614)× Percentage of employment (0.586) × Number of treatment sessions (10)

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