Table 2.
Cost description for the first year (n = 178), the second year, and the two-year period (n = 168)
| First year costs, n = 178: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main cost components | TMG N = 86 | CG N = 92 | Incremental cost | p |
| Mean CI (95%) | Mean CI (95%) | |||
| Hospitalizations | 2992 [1790; 6452] | 3688 [2406; 6623] | − 689 | 0.118 |
| Consultations | 419 [329; 611] | 505 [383; 761] | − 86 | 0.357 |
| Medical acts | 668 [493; 1031] | 827 [599; 1350] | − 159 | 0.531 |
| Paramedical act | 298 [194; 521] | 548 [314; 958] | − 250 | 0.227 |
| Medication | 1876 [1421; 2967] | 3033 [2087; 5233] | − 1157 | 0.170 |
| Medical devices | 987 [710; 1438] | 1096 [763; 1667] | − 109 | 0.888 |
| Transportation | 172 [84; 358] | 367 [99; 1572] | − 195 | 0.565 |
| Daily allowance and disability pension | 2557 [1390; 4313] | 3056 [1838; 6135] | − 499 | 0.795 |
| EDUC@DOM | 1015 | 0 | 1015 | |
| Total | 10,991 [8467; 15768] | 13,120 [9649; 21824] | − 2129 | 0.973 |
| Second year costs, n = 168: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main cost components | TMG N = 83 | CG N = 85 | Incremental cost | p |
| Mean CI (95%) | Mean CI (95%) | |||
| Hospitalizations | 3532 [2322; 5707] | 4740 [3000; 8621] | − 1208 | 0.494 |
| Consultations | 750 [562; 1204] | 811 [641; 1187] | − 61 | 0.368 |
| Medical acts | 1187 [907; 2032] | 1264 [929; 1990] | − 77 | 0.995 |
| Paramedical act | 700 [427; 1284] | 900 [578; 1439] | − 200 | 0.237 |
| Medication | 2718 [2173; 3733] | 3555 [2820; 5116] | − 837 | 0.338 |
| Medical devices | 1537 [1160; 2118] | 1342 [982; 1847] | 195 | 1.000 |
| Transportation | 226 [111; 460] | 641 [266; 1535] | − 415 | 0.413 |
| Daily allowance and disability pension | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EDUC@DOM | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10,650 [8486; 15189] | 13,253 [10052; 18318] | − 2603 | 0.242 |
| Two-year costs, n = 168: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main cost components | TMG N = 83 | CG N = 85 | Incremental cost | p |
| Mean CI (95%) | Mean CI (95%) | |||
| Hospitalizations | 6799 [4661; 10816] | 8631 [6008; 13074] | − 1832 | 0.219 |
| Consultations | 1190 [910; 1687] | 1362 [1048; 2016] | − 172 | 0.193 |
| Medical acts | 1894 [1423; 2788] | 2173 [1552; 3450] | − 279 | 0.587 |
| Paramedical act | 1021 [608; 1823] | 1510 [902; 2457] | − 489 | 0.358 |
| Medication | 4707 [3725; 6819] | 6854 [4945; 10762] | − 2147 | 0.198 |
| Medical devices | 2600 [1944; 3553] | 2364 [1743; 3614] | 236 | 0.735 |
| Transportation | 412 [217; 771] | 1052 [419; 3404] | − 640 | 0.802 |
| Daily allowance and disability pension | 2550 [1370; 4568] | 3343 [1938; 5874] | − 793 | 0.622 |
| EDUC@DOM | 1015 | 0 | 1015 | – |
| Total | 22,188 [17309; 30346] | 27,289 [21242; 38764] | − 5101 | 0.528 |
CG control group, TMG telemonitoring group, CI confidence interval, p p value