Table 2.
Cost items, volumes used, prices per unit and average cost per patient
| Identification | Volume | Value per volume unit (SEK) | Cost per patient (SEK) | |||
| Care man | CAU | Care man | CAU | Care man | CAU | |
| Education physicians (per physician) | 11 | – | 7747.00 | – | 443.84 | – |
| Education nurses (per nurse) | 11 | – | 8287.00 | – | 474.78 | – |
| Nurse contacts (face to face) | 384 | 203 | 103.59 | 103.59 | 207.18 | 114.28 |
| Physician contacts (face to face) | 447 | 413 | 363.14 | 363.14 | 845.44 | 815.09 |
| Psychologist contacts (face to face) | 370 | 421 | 262.97 | 262.97 | 506.77 | 601.69 |
| Physiotherapist contacts (face to face) | 29 | 79 | 145.23 | 145.23 | 21.94 | 62.36 |
| Nurse contacts (phone) | 1513 | 417 | 51.79 | 51.79 | 408.15 | 117.38 |
| Physician contacts (phone) | 298 | 284 | 121.05 | 121.05 | 187.87 | 186.83 |
| Psychologist contacts (phone) | 39 | 41 | 60.69 | 60.69 | 12.33 | 13.52 |
| Medication* | – | – | – | – | 566.05 | 552.62 |
| Total health care costs | – | – | – | – | 3674 | 2464 |
| Sick leave (days) | 5756 | 7076 | 1 823.90 | 1823.90 | 58 500 | 71 241 |
| Total costs | – | – | – | – | 62 174 | 73 705 |
Data for all 376 randomised patients.
*Amounts of pharmaceuticals consumed were calculated individually per patient, according to prescription records during the study. Prices were obtained from a national pharmaceutical register (LIF) and then individually assigned to each preparation.
CAU, care as usual; SEK, Swedish kronor (approx. 1 SEK= €0.1).