Table 4.
Unadjusted health costs (€). Values are mean ± standard deviation
| Item | Pre-study year | 0–12 Months | 12–24 Months | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |
| Anthroposophic therapies | 84 ± 254 | 20 ± 68 | 41 ± 150 | 569 ± 568 | 382 ± 356 | 390 ± 349 | 170 ± 297 | 144 ± 251 | 195 ± 348 |
| Anthroposophic medication | 82 ± 221 | 49 ± 121 | 49 ± 112 | 101 ± 209 | 119 ± 259 | 92 ± 205 | 72 ± 191 | 57 ± 122 | 63 ± 140 |
| Total costs anthroposophic treatment | 166 ± 339 | 69 ± 134 | 90 ± 197 | 670 ± 641 | 501 ± 450 | 481 ± 428 | 243 ± 343 | 201 ± 303 | 258 ± 396 |
| Complementary non-anthroposophic treatment | 119 ± 274 | 249 ± 413 | 123 ± 346 | 177 ± 301 | 386 ± 705 | 190 ± 389 | 142 ± 248 | 272 ± 509 | 158 ± 438 |
| Physician services | 279 ± 268 | 319 ± 288 | 255 ± 248 | 265 ± 211 | 296 ± 278 | 256 ± 245 | 246 ± 270 | 280 ± 274 | 275 ± 1,023 |
| Psychotherapy | 391 ± 659 | 499 ± 1,303 | 119 ± 503 | 645 ± 1,338 | 325 ± 721 | 152 ± 482 | 619 ± 1,461 | 311 ± 747 | 195 ± 709 |
| Dental treatment | 199 ± 269 | 187 ± 306 | 147 ± 201 | 208 ± 374 | 191 ± 250 | 145 ± 161 | 193 ± 249 | 169 ± 224 | 132 ± 163 |
| Physiotherapy, ergotherapy | 80 ± 129 | 143 ± 322 | 96 ± 189 | 73 ± 150 | 174 ± 432 | 93 ± 179 | 64 ± 117 | 192 ± 471 | 96 ± 213 |
| Non-anthroposophic medication | 319 ± 412 | 332 ± 501 | 247 ± 1,028 | 300 ± 402 | 333 ± 549 | 278 ± 502 | 272 ± 446 | 275 ± 446 | 306 ± 846 |
| Total outpatient healthcare costs | 1,553 ± 1,153 | 1,799 ± 1,917 | 1,079 ± 1,366 | 2,338 ± 1,924 | 2,206 ± 1,848 | 1,595 ± 1,110 | 1,778 ± 1,731 | 1,700 ± 1,595 | 1,421 ± 1,772 |
| Inpatient hospital treatment | 3,006 ± 8,948 | 1,015 ± 3,633 | 1,232 ± 4,117 | 2,402 ± 12,058 | 642 ± 1,756 | 743 ± 3,523 | 1,015 ± 4,616 | 803 ± 3,632 | 886 ± 4,148 |
| Inpatient rehabilitation | 262 ± 697 | 168 ± 551 | 113 ± 496 | 70 ± 313 | 81 ± 379 | 108 ± 447 | 0 ± 0 | 72 ± 348 | 83 ± 404 |
| Total inpatient healthcare costs | 3,268 ± 9,056 | 1,184 ± 3,861 | 1,344 ± 4,173 | 2,472 ± 12,051 | 723 ± 1,773 | 851 ± 3,562 | 1,015 ± 4,616 | 875 ± 3,657 | 969 ± 4,177 |
| Total direct costs | 4,821 ± 9,275 | 2,983 ± 4,893 | 2,423 ± 4,675 | 4,810 ± 12,993 | 2,930 ± 2,617 | 2,446 ± 3,892 | 2,793 ± 4,926 | 2,575 ± 4,084 | 2,390 ± 4,990 |
| Sick-leave compensation (Day 1–42) | 888 ± 1,328 | 934 ± 1,537 | 617 ± 1,090 | 1,028 ± 1,994 | 846 ± 1,629 | 584 ± 1,170 | 998 ± 1,907 | 690 ± 1,492 | 698 ± 1,429 |
| Sick-leave compensation (Day 43+) | 1,038 ± 3,665 | 654 ± 2,355 | 287 ± 1,954 | 477 ± 1,969 | 526 ± 2,132 | 214 ± 1,404 | 442 ± 2,196 | 371 ± 2,023 | 326 ± 1,855 |
| Early retirement | 0 ± 0 | 197 ± 1,996 | 268 ± 2,724 | 516 ± 2,669 | 270 ± 2,128 | 432 ± 3,194 | 689 ± 3,565 | 344 ± 2,486 | 727 ± 4,124 |
| Mortality | 0 ± 0 | 152 ± 1,547 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 369 ± 2,918 | 152 ± 2,273 | |||
| Total indirect costs | 1,926 ± 4,570 | 1,784 ± 3,860 | 1,172 ± 3,685 | 2,020 ± 4,299 | 1,795 ± 4,221 | 1,229 ± 3,826 | 2,129 ± 4,959 | 1,775 ± 4,824 | 1,904 ± 5,356 |
| Total costs (mean ± SD) | 6,747 ± 11,531 | 4,768 ± 6,581 | 3,595 ± 6,828 | 6,830 ± 14,427 | 4,725 ± 5,551 | 3,676 ± 5,607 | 4,922 ± 7,884 | 4,349 ± 6,672 | 4,294 ± 7,910 |
| Total costs (bootstrap mean, | 6,739 | 4,763 | 3,588 | 6,825 | 4,715 | 3,683 | 4,926 | 4,328 | 4,300 |
| 95% Confidence interval) | 5,898–9,971 | 4,395–6,388 | 3,344–4,419 | 6,026–11,872 | 4,391–5,914 | 3,485–4,391 | 4,439–7,413 | 3,968–5,819 | 3,993–5,345 |