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Table 3 Average per capita 6-month costs of AF, PD and PDA for different cost categories in 2012 Euros

From: The allocation of resources in the care for patients with panic disorder in Germany: an excess cost analysis informing policy and science

 

AFa

PD

AFb

PDA

(n = 3181)

(n = 102)

(n = 3181)

(n = 307)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Direct costs

 Outpatient sector

  Psychiatrist/neurologist

5 (2)

24 (14)

8 (3)

23 (5)

  Psychologist/psychotherapist

17 (4)

106 (35)

21 (5)

139 (20)

  General practitioner

34 (1)

164 (13)

40 (2)

169 (9)

  Other medical specialists

120 (8)

140 (19)

138 (12)

120 (11)

 Inpatient sector

  General hospital

251 (46)

771 (197)

282 (86)

556 (106)

  Psychiatric hospital

4 (2)

28 (66)

7 (4)

338 (141)

  Rehabilitation hospital

28 (12)

137 (135)

35 (15)

221 (91)

 Home care sector

  Professional care

12 (4)

1 (2)

7 (3)

2 (2)

  Informal care

71 (25)

438 (170)

95 (31)

673 (149)

Total direct cost

542 (61)

1809 (354)

631 (103)

2242 (298)

Total indirect cost (Absenteeism)

427 (73)

2380 (531)

498 (99)

2830 (355)

Total cost

969 (110)

4189 (658)

1129 (184)

5072 (473)

  1. AF costs are post balanced estimates
  2. AF anxiety free, PD panic disorder, PDA panic disorder with agoraphobia, SD standard derivation
  3. aAF were balanced on covariate structure of the PD sample
  4. bAF were balanced on covariate structure of the PDA sample