Table 2. Mean costs in intervention and usual care group after one year.
| Intervention group | Usual caregroup | unadjusted mean difference in costs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1209 | N = 1074 | EUR | ||
| mean costs (Standard Error)ae | mean costs (Standard Error)ae | (95% Confidence Interval)b | ||
| GP care | ||||
| GP consult | 71 (2) | 79 (3) | -8 (-15; -1) | |
| GP after hours | 15 (2) | 22 (2) | -5 (-11; 0) | |
| Total GP care | 86 (3) | 100 (4) | -14 (-23; -4) | |
| Home care | ||||
| Home nursing | 2239 (316) | 1873 (231) | 366 (-280; 1169) | |
| Personal care | 2383 (85) | 2118 (77) | 266 (65; 487) | |
| Total Home care | 4621 (356) | 3991 (261) | 630 (-105; 1535) | |
| Long-term care | ||||
| Daycare | 23 (4) | 23 (4) | 1 (-9; 10) | |
| Elderly home | 428 (100) | 552 (116) | -124 (-352; 111) | |
| Nursing home | 909 (242) | 350 (106) | 559 (203; 1041) | |
| Total long-term care | 1361 (312) | 924 (180) | 437 (-70; 1071) | |
| Secondary care | ||||
| Emergency room | 37 (3) | 44 (4) | -6 (-17; 2) | |
| Hospital | 676 (98) | 552 (81) | 124 (-53; 306) | |
| Total secondary care | 712 (99) | 595 (83) | 126 (-65; 302) | |
| Intervention (nurse patient, nurse GP, screening) | 168 | 0 | ||
| Total costs | 7012 (508) | 5609 (364) | 1338 (332; 2514) | |
a Mean cost per participant were unadjusted
b 95% confidence intervals were estimated using bootstrapped bivariate regression models b Bold = significant difference
e Dutch standard costs were used to value healthcare utilization. All prices were adjusted for the year 2016 using consumer price index figures