Table 1.
Mean cumulative per-participant costs (in €) by condition over a 6-month follow-up period (based on intention-to-treat sample; N=128).
| Costs | Intervention group (n=64), mean (95% CI) | Control group, (n=64), mean (95% CI) | Incremental costs, difference (95% CI) | |
| Direct medical costs | ||||
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Intervention costs | 299a | —b | 299a |
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General practitioner | 36 (21 to 51) | 51 (36 to 66) | –15 (–36 to 6) |
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Mental health care | 150 (56 to 244) | 163 (69 to 257) | –13 (–146 to 120) |
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Antidepressants | 2 (0 to 5) | 5 (2 to 8) | –3 (–7 to 1) |
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Allied health servicesc | 105 (34 to 176) | 170 (99 to 241) | –65 (–166 to 36) |
| Patient and family costs | ||||
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Informal care | 884 (226 to 1541) | 1260 (602 to 1918) | –376 (–1306 to 554) |
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Domestic help | 310 (147 to 474) | (132 to 459) | 15 (–217 to 246) |
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Out-of-pocket expensesd | 45(7 to 84) | 73 (35 to 112) | –28 (-82 to 27) a |
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Travel | 8 (3 to 13) | 15 (10 to 20) | –7 (–14 to 1) |
| Productivity costs | ||||
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Absenteeism | 1005 (473 to 1537) | 1104 (573 to 1636) | –99 (–851 to 653) |
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Presenteeism | 1185 (747 to 1623) | 1883 (1446 to 2321) | –698 |
| Total costs | 4030 (2951 to 5108) | 5021 (3942 to 6099) | –991 (–2519 to 534) | |
aAs intervention costs are fixed, no 95% CI is applicable here.
bNot applicable.
cIncluding physiotherapist, massage, occupational therapist, etc.
dFor example, allied health services without prescription.