Activity-based Costing of Shared Decision-Making from Complicated Schizophrenic Patients in Psychiatric Pharmaceutical Care

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Charkkrit Hongthong
Nusaraporn Kessomboon

Abstract

Objective: To calculate unit cost of shared decision making from complicated schizophrenic patients in psychiatry pharmaceutical care using activity based costing at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional study collecting the information according to the record on patient-centered care towards integrated hospital medication management. Cost analysis was conducted from health service providers' perspective. Results: A total of 20 patients were divided into 17 males and 3 females. Participatory decisions took an average duration of 47.85 minutes (SD = 4.09) with cost of pharmacist labor at 2,921.09 baht (SD = 744.48), material cost at 6.97 baht (SD = 1.90) and investment cost at 11.19 baht (SD = 0.11). The total direct cost was 2,939.25 baht, the average cost of service was 146.96 baht. Sensitivity analysis with the change of wage of pharmacists revealed average cost of service per visit with low pharmacist's wages was 105.15 baht and 157.79 baht with high pharmacist's wages (mean 131.47, SD = 37.22). The patients were satisfied with service at the highest level without readmission to the hospital for re-treatment. Conclusion: The cost of shared decision-making by patients was 146.96 baht per time for complicated schizophrenic patients at risk of violence in community.

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