Table 2.
Utilisation of healthcare services over 12 months
| Subjects using resources (%) | Mean frequency of utilisation (if used) | Standard deviation | Unit cost per visit/day (€)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician visits (total) |
2,979 |
(84.7%) |
4.4 |
4.2 |
|
| Paediatrician |
1,955 |
(55.6%) |
2.6 |
2.4 |
22.53 |
| General practitioner |
895 |
(25.4%) |
2.2 |
1.6 |
18.87 |
| Ophthalmologist |
1,050 |
(29.9%) |
1.4 |
0.9 |
30.80 |
| Orthopaedist |
538 |
(15.3%) |
1.7 |
1.2 |
27.59 |
| Ear, nose and throat specialist (ENT) |
409 |
(11.6%) |
1.9 |
1.7 |
29.29 |
| Dermatologist |
431 |
(12.3%) |
2.2 |
3.2 |
18.40 |
| Pulmonologist |
101 |
(2.9%) |
2.8 |
3.4 |
44.53 |
| Other physician |
346 |
(9.8%) |
3.0 |
4.4 |
37.09 |
| Emergency room |
474 |
(13.5%) |
1.3 |
0.7 |
44.62 |
| Therapy (total) |
891 |
(25.3%) |
13.8 |
19.8 |
|
| Alternative practitioner |
217 |
(6.2%) |
4.2 |
10.6 |
22.00 |
| Physical therapy |
196 |
(5.6%) |
14.1 |
16.1 |
20.18 |
| Speech therapy |
145 |
(4.1%) |
16.8 |
14.6 |
22.58 |
| Psychotherapy |
183 |
(5.2%) |
12.7 |
15.4 |
55.94 |
| Occupational therapy |
98 |
(2.8%) |
21.6 |
17.1 |
26.58 |
| Homoeopathy |
207 |
(5.9%) |
3.0 |
2.6 |
First: 86.56; |
| |
|
|
|
|
Subsequent: 43.28 |
| Other therapies |
99 |
(2.8%) |
11.8 |
15.3 |
31.33 |
| Hospital (days) | 193 | (5.5%) | 5.1 | 6.6 | 488.37 |
N = 3,518.
* Unit costs according to a national costing guideline [36] updated to the base year 2007.