Table 2. Adjusted means for different cost types over 18 months after the start of the integrated care contract for all patients, societal perspective.
Homeopathy (n = 22275) | Control (n = 22275) | ||||
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Type of cost | N Cost utilization | Adj. mean (EUR) (95% CI) | N Cost utilization | Adj. mean (EUR) (95% CI) | p-value |
Integrated care contract | 22272 | 228.00 (226.66–229.35) | – | – | <0.0001 |
Outpatient | 22271 | 1088.25 (1073.90–1102.59) | 22275 | 867.87 (853.52–882.21) | <0.0001 |
Homeopathic physician | 21658 | 165.32 (163.45–167.20) | 606 | 25.50 (23.62–27.37) | <0.0001 |
Other physicians | 21802 | 950.49 (933.17–967.80) | 22275 | 856.37 (839.06–873.69) | <0.0001 |
Medication | 19638 | 773.27 (656.37–890.17) | 20166 | 579.64 (462.74–696.54) | 0.022 |
Productivity loss | 7960 | 3698.00 (3586.48–3809.53) | 7954 | 3092.84 (2981.31–3204.37) | <0.0001 |
Inpatient | 4702 | 959.65 (904.08–1015.22) | 4334 | 821.90 (766.33–877.47) | 0.001 |
Other | 20604 | 56.21 (54.54–57.88) | 17538 | 54.64 (52.96–56.31) | 0.192 |
Total | 22275 | 7207.72 (7001.14–7414.29) | 22275 | 5857.56 (5650.98–6064.13) | <0.0001 |