Table 3.
Average per capita 6-month costs of AF, PD and PDA for different cost categories in 2012 Euros
| AFa | PD | AFb | PDA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 3181) | (n = 102) | (n = 3181) | (n = 307) | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Direct costs | ||||
| Outpatient sector | ||||
| Psychiatrist/neurologist | 5 (2) | 24 (14) | 8 (3) | 23 (5) |
| Psychologist/psychotherapist | 17 (4) | 106 (35) | 21 (5) | 139 (20) |
| General practitioner | 34 (1) | 164 (13) | 40 (2) | 169 (9) |
| Other medical specialists | 120 (8) | 140 (19) | 138 (12) | 120 (11) |
| Inpatient sector | ||||
| General hospital | 251 (46) | 771 (197) | 282 (86) | 556 (106) |
| Psychiatric hospital | 4 (2) | 28 (66) | 7 (4) | 338 (141) |
| Rehabilitation hospital | 28 (12) | 137 (135) | 35 (15) | 221 (91) |
| Home care sector | ||||
| Professional care | 12 (4) | 1 (2) | 7 (3) | 2 (2) |
| Informal care | 71 (25) | 438 (170) | 95 (31) | 673 (149) |
| Total direct cost | 542 (61) | 1809 (354) | 631 (103) | 2242 (298) |
| Total indirect cost (Absenteeism) | 427 (73) | 2380 (531) | 498 (99) | 2830 (355) |
| Total cost | 969 (110) | 4189 (658) | 1129 (184) | 5072 (473) |
AF costs are post balanced estimates
AF anxiety free, PD panic disorder, PDA panic disorder with agoraphobia, SD standard derivation
aAF were balanced on covariate structure of the PD sample
bAF were balanced on covariate structure of the PDA sample