Table 3.
Costs per patient in the group receiving remote monitoring (G_TECCU) vs standard care (G_control).
| Costs | TECCUa (n=21), mean (SD) | Controls (n=21), mean (SD) | Bootstrapped difference in costs (rounded values), € (US $) | ||||
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Number of units | Cost per patient, €; US $ | Number of units | Cost per patient, €; US $ | Median | 95% CI | |
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Emergency room visits and nonscheduled outpatient visits | 0.27 (0.68) | 51.03 (115.06); 55.86 (125.95) |
0.19 (0.87) | 36.18 (165.03); 39.60 (180.65) |
17 (19) | –57 to 116 (62 to 127) |
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Outpatient visits | 3.79 (1.38) | 151.67 (58.72); 166.03 (64.28) |
6.30 (0.57) | 252.13 (22.91); 276.00 (25.08) |
–96 (–105) | –126 to –65 (–138 to –71) |
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Hospitalization | 0.11 (0.32) | 32.63 (97.70); 35.72 (106.95) |
0.05 (0.22) | 14.79 (67.65); 16.19 (74.05) |
16 (18) | –29 to 63 (–32 to 69) |
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Hospitalization due to surgical intervention | 0.19 (0.89) | 71.82 (312.89); 78.62 (342.51) |
0.17 (0.87) | 65.10 (297.74); 71.26 (325.93) |
3 (3) | –195 to 205 (–213 to 224) |
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Telephone calls | 0.51 (0.76) | 9.18 (11.31); 10.05 (12.38) |
2.04 (1.62) | 32.05 (21.41); 35.08 (23.44) |
–24 (–26) | –33 to –14 (–36 to –15) |
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Cost of TECCU controls | 33.15 (5.78) | 68.96 (12.07); 75.49 (13.21) |
N/Ab | N/A | 67 (73) | 59 to 75 (65 to 82) |
| Equipment costs | |||||||
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TECCU rental costs | 6 months | 23.94 (0); 26.21 (0) |
N/A | N/A | 24 (26) | 22 to 27 (24 to 30) |
| Productivity costs | |||||||
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Work absenteeism (sick leave) | 15.09 (21.19) | 213.97 (300.51); 234.23 (328.96) |
25.77 (27.25) | 384.22 (418.00); 420.59 (457.57) |
–42 (–46) | –234 to 146 (–256 to 160) |
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Work presenteeism (due to disease activity) | 11.88 (17.26) | 168.42 (224.04); 184.36 (245.25) |
24.35 (34.53) | 363.06 (549.48); 397.43 (601.50) |
–89 (–97) | –299 to 91 (–327 to 100) |
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Absenteeism for medical visits | 13.20 (4.93) | 187.22 (62.30); 204.94 (68.20) |
20.79 (4.79) | 309.98 (113.41); 339.32 (124.15) |
–125 (–137) | –189 to –58 (–207 to –63) |
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Absenteeism for telephone calls | 0.12 (0.15) | 1.71 (2.24); 1.87 (2.45) |
0.36 (0.27) | 5.39 (3.94); 5.90 (4.31) |
–3.81 (–4.17) | –5.82 to –2 (–6.37 to –2.19) |
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Leisure time used in TECCU contacts | 1.79 (0.31) | 25.37 (4.42); 27.77 (4.84) |
N/A | N/A | 25 (27) | 22 to 29 (24 to 32) |
| Total productivity costs per patient (rounded values) | N/A | 407 (339); 445 (371) |
N/A | 678 (686); 742 (751) |
–260 (–285) | –600 to 71 (–657 to 78) |
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| Total costs per patient (rounded values) | N/A | 807 (623); 883 (682) |
N/A | 1066 (678); 1167 (742) |
–211 (–231) | –600 to 180 (–657 to 197) |
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aTECCU: Telemonitoring of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
bN/A: not applicable.