Table 5.
Resource use and costs results by DS score categories
| Variable/analysis | Direct medical care costs (€)
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Social care costs (€)
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Indirect care costs (€)
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Informal care costs (€)
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Total care costs (€)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| DS score 0–6 | 624.72 (927.62) | 138.42 (1,174.72) | 374.20 (1,754.42) | 13,865.91 (18,283.65) | 13,334.24 (18,173.95) |
| DS score 7–8 | 773.10 (1,009.94) | 835.12 (2,893.40) | 494.32 (1,601.22) | 28,277.11 (23,039.32) | 27,403.14 (23,392.70) |
| DS score 9–10 | 1,176.21 (1,413.43) | 1,147.83 (3,123.94) | 481.03 (1,376.85) | 38,690.43 (29,892.31) | 38,067.14 (31,011.92) |
| DS score 11–15 | 1,722.31 (2,729.53) | 1,432.45 (3,059.80) | 543.43 (1,811.84) | 57,833.55 (33,612.82) | 56,133.82 (37,284.33) |
| P-value | P<0.001b,c,d | P<0.001a–c,d | P=0.9 | P<0.001a–c,d,e | P<0.001a–c,d,e |
Notes: Unit costs are presented in € 2013. Statistic differences (Mann–Whitney with Bonferroni correction: level =0.05/6≅0.008).
a
DS score 0–6 and DS score 7–8;
b
DS score 0–6 and DS score 9–10;
c
DS score 0–6 and DS score 11–15;
d
DS score 7–8 and DS score 11–15;
e
DS score 9–10 and DS score 11–15; No significant differences were found between second and third group (Mann-Whitney with Bonferroni correction: level = 0.05/6 ≅ 0.008).
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; DS, Dependence Scale.