Table 5 Healthcare use and costs (in euros) per patient per year in the intervention and control groups at 12 months
|  | Care as usual (n = 176) | FFF approach (n = 182) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean usea (SD) | Total costs (SD) in € | Mean usea (SD) | Total costs (SD) in € | |
Healthcare | ||||
 Hospital (days) | 2.66 (6.92) | 1275.14 (3305.59) | 2.14 (9.55) | 1026.89 (4546.80) |
 Consultations with the GP | 3.57 (3.41) | 118.61 (111.78) | 3.83 (3.44) | 127.14 (113.30) |
 Consultations out-of-hours GP | 0.25 (0.88) | 24.23 (82.89) | 0.22 (0.60) | 21.05 (56.49) |
 Professional homecare (hours per week) | ||||
  Household activities (homecare or personal budget) | 1.16 (1.50) | 1302.25 (1671.23) | 1.58 (1.63) | 1772.57 (1816.37) |
  Household activities (private) | 0.76 (1.37) | 850.15 (1520.05) | 0.46 (1.21) | 520.28 (1344.72) |
  Personal care | 0.92 (1.91) | 2393.81 (4928.75) | 1.37 (2.83) | 3574.16 (7270.45) |
  Nursing care | 0.11 (0.50) | 432.95 (1871.74) | 0.31 (1.33) | 1182.55 (4976.57) |
 Care home (weeks) | 0.20 (1.27) | 236.61 (1496.48) | 0.17 (1.18) | 197.18 (1387.62) |
 Nursing home (weeks) | 0.09 (0.81) | 102.85 (962.21) | 0.28 (2.15) | 330.47 (2524.32) |
 Elderly day care (days per week) | 0.05 (0.37) | 358.45 (2624.88) | 0.05 (0.33) | 350.48 (2361.89) |
 Day care treatment (days per week) | 0.02 (0.23) | 246.11 (3264.99) | 0.04 (0.30) | 641.70 (4244.80) |
 Physiotherapist (consultations) | 6.01 (10.89) | 199.39 (361.68) | 8.64 (18.07) | 286.74 (594.85) |
 Exercise therapist (consultations) | 0.31 (3.48) | 10.75 (118.69) | 1.36 (9.63) | 46.36 (327.42) |
 Medical specialist (consultations) | 2.65 (4.07) | 242.74 (371.38) | 2.25 (3.17) | 227.60 (287.96) |
 Social worker (sessions) | 0.06 (0.45) | 3.72 (29.43) | 0.45 (4.06) | 29.59 (263.51) |
 Psychologist or psychiatrist (sessions) | 0.04 (0.38) | 2.58 (24.20) | 0.22 (1.20) | 13.95 (76.65) |
Assistive aids and in-home modifications | ||||
 Wheelchair | 0.01 (0.11) | 0.54 (5.03) | 0.03 (0.18) | 1.57 (8.47) |
 Alarm system | 0.06 (0.23) | 1.41 (5.78) | 0.08 (0.28) | 2.06 (6.87) |
 Wheeled walker | 0.07 (0.25) | 1.40 (5.20) | 0.09 (0.29) | 1.93 (6.00) |
 Stairlift | 0.01 (0.11) | 3.54 (33.09) | 0.02 (0.13) | 5.16 (39.74) |
 Adjusted doorsteps | 0.02 (0.15) | 0.42 (2.79) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
 Adjusted bathroom | 0.09 (0.28) | 2.97 (9.76) | 0.03 (0.16) | 0.96 (5.72) |
Mean total costsb | Â | 8902.06 (11,227.42) | Â | 11,426.21 (14,600.79) |
Mean total intervention costs | Â | n/a | Â | 233 |