Table 5 6-month per capita excess cost of PD and PDA for different cost categories in 2012 Euros (complete case analysis)
AFa group vs. PD group | AFb group vs. PDA group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Excess | 95% CI | p-value | Excess | 95% CI | p-value | |
Direct costs | ||||||
Outpatient sector | ||||||
Psychiatrist/neurologist | 19 | (− 10 to 48) | 0.198 | 15 | (3 to 28) | 0.019 |
Psychologist/psychotherapist | 89 | (19 to 159) | 0.013 | 119 | (78 to 159) | < 0.000 |
General practitioner | 129 | (104 to 154) | < 0.000 | 128 | (111 to 146) | < 0.000 |
Other medical specialists | 20 | (− 21 to 62) | 0.331 | − 19 | (− 51 to 13) | 0.243 |
Inpatient sector | ||||||
General hospital | 539 | (134 to 943) | 0.009 | 261 | (4 to 518) | 0.046 |
Psychiatric hospital | 0.30 | (− 9 to 9) | 0.948 | 239 | (32 to 447) | 0.024 |
Rehabilitation hospital | 50 | (− 41 to 141) | 0.422 | 192 | (− 2 to 385) | 0.052 |
Home care sector | ||||||
Professional care | − 11 | n. a | n. a | − 5 | n. a | n. a |
Informal care | 284 | (58 to 510) | 0.014 | 563 | (274 to 852) | < 0.000 |
Total direct costa | 782 | (150 to 1415) | 0.015 | 840 | (337 to 1343) | 0.001 |
Total indirect cost (Absenteeism) | 2023 | (936 to 3110) | < 0.000 | 2173 | (1482 to 2863) | < 0.000 |
Total cost | 3044 | (1368 to 4720) | < 0.000 | 2933 | (1909 to 3957) | < 0.000 |