Table 4.
Healthcare use and costs (in euros) per patient per year in the intervention and control groups at baseline
| Care as usual (n = 232) | FFF approach (n = 232) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean usea (SD) | Total costs (SD) in € | Mean usea (SD) | Total costs (SD) in € | |
| Healthcare | ||||
| Hospital (days) | 1.87 (4.90) | 893.66 (2327.38) | 1.76 (5.53) | 845.29 (2634.78) |
| Consultations with the GP | 3.51 (2.93) | 116.43 (94.87) | 3.80 (3.90) | 126.25 (126.85) |
| Consultations out-of-hours GP | 0.23 (0.67) | 22.12 (63.01) | 0.28 (0.70) | 26.74 (65.77) |
| Professional homecare (hours per week) | ||||
| Household activities (homecare or personal budget) | 1.58 (1.77) | 1780.95 (1967.73) | 1.67 (1.76) | 1887.95 (1955.74) |
| Household activities (private) | 0.52 (1.20) | 582.04 (1320.02) | 0.59 (1.80) | 664.86 (1988.32) |
| Personal care | 0.88 (1.89) | 2315.93 (4766.32) | 1.04 (2.22) | 2731.71 (5583.19) |
| Nursing care | 0.28 (1.48) | 1085.97 (5512.92) | 0.29 (1.57) | 1108.73 (5757.76) |
| Care home (weeks) | 0.11 (0.96) | 129.16 (1128.74) | 0.13 (1.37) | 151.08 (1613.16) |
| Nursing home (weeks) | 0.07 (0.71) | 77.49 (838.43) | 0.14 (1.09) | 162.03 (1285.98) |
| Elderly day care (days per week) | 0.03 (0.27) | 213.34 (1889.62) | 0.09 (0.49) | 606.89 (3397.51) |
| Day care treatment (days per week) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.03 (0.23) | 375.02 (3269.36) |
| Physiotherapist (consultations) | 6.77 (15.34) | 224.68 (506.64) | 6.75 (16.22) | 224.06 (537.29) |
| Exercise therapist (consultations) | 0.28 (1.94) | 9.41 (65.98) | 0.72 (5.77) | 24.75 (195.62) |
| Medical specialist (consultations) | 2.71 (4.58) | 248.02 (408.44) | 2.33 (3.36) | 213.07 (301.12) |
| Social worker (sessions) | 0.09 (1.03) | 6.05 (66.81) | 0.02 (0.21) | 1.14 (13.56) |
| Psychologist or psychiatrist (sessions) | 0.06 (0.47) | 3.99 (29.69) | 0.25 (1.30) | 15.96 (83.10) |
| Assistive aids and in-home modifications | ||||
| Wheelchair | 0.03 (0.18) | 1.63 (8.65) | 0.04 (0.20) | 2.04 (9.63) |
| Alarm system | 0.06 (0.25) | 1.61 (6.14) | 0.06 (0.23) | 1.40 (5.74) |
| Wheeled walker | 0.09 (0.29) | 1.86 (5.91) | 0.13 (0.34) | 2.66 (6.91) |
| Stairlift | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.02 (0.15) | 6.71 (45.30) |
| Adjusted doorsteps | 0.004 (0.07) | 0.08 (1.23) | 0.02 (0.13) | 0.32 (2.44) |
| Adjusted bathroom | 0.09 (0.29) | 3.31 (10.24) | 0.11 (0.31) | 3.76 (10.84) |
| Mean total costsb | 7717.72 (9824.92) | 9182.42 (11,754.75) | ||
aMeans (SDs) were calculated including persons without healthcare utilization
bMean total costs calculated after imputation of missing healthcare costs