Table 6 6-month per capita excess cost of PD and PDA for different cost categories in 2012 Euros (Sensitivity analysis: outlier included)
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 | 18 | (− 9 to 46) | 0.190 | 13 | (0 to 25) | 0.044 |
Psychologist/psychotherapist | 94 | (25 to 164) | 0.008 | 116 | (74 to 157) | < 0.000 |
General practitioner | 128 | (103 to 153) | <0.000 | 137 | (117 to 157) | < 0.000 |
Other medical specialists | 20 | (− 20 to 59) | 0.330 | − 14 | (− 45 to 18) | 0.387 |
Inpatient sector | ||||||
General hospital | 619 | (134 to 1104) | 0.012 | 306 | (− 190 to 802) | 0.227 |
Psychiatric hospital | 8 | (− 123 to 139) | 0.904 | 298 | (− 58 to 654) | 0.101 |
Rehabilitation hospital | 131 | (− 137 to 400) | 0.338 | 191 | (11 to 372) | 0.038 |
Home care sector | ||||||
Professional care | − 11 | n. a | n. a | − 5 | n. a | n. a |
Informal care | 378 | (29 to 727) | 0.034 | 686 | (340 to 1031) | < 0.000 |
Total direct costa | 1386 | (583 to 2189) | 0.001 | 1733 | (819 to 2647) | < 0.000 |
Total indirect cost (Absenteeism) | 2402 | (1111 to 3694) | < 0.000 | 2598 | (1763 to 3433) | < 0.000 |
Total cost | 3788 | (2076 to 5500) | < 0.000 | 4331 | (2905 to 5757) | < 0.000 |