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. 2022 Apr 9;22:250. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-03895-2

Table 3.

Average healthcare utilization and costs (PPPM) during follow-up period

Period from index date to the end of F/U, among patients who initiated LAI after index date (N = 2222)
From index date to LAI initiation From LAI initiation to end of F/U P value
All-cause HCRU and costs
 Inpatient admission
  Number of admissions 0.231 0.119 < 0.0001
  Length of stay (days) 2.694 1.092 < 0.0001
  Costs 3562.78 1491.25 < 0.0001
 ER visit
  Number of visits 0.090 0.102 < 0.0001
  Costs 169.66 184.93 0.0002
 Other visit (e.g., Outpatient, SNF, OOV)
  Number of visits 4.459 4.687 < 0.0001
  Costs 854.41 858.55 < 0.0001
 Prescription medications
  Number of prescriptions 2.044 2.345 < 0.0001
  Costs 310.94 542.19 < 0.0001
 All-cause total medical costs (without medications) 4586.85 2534.73 < 0.0001
 All-cause total costs 4897.79 3077.92 < 0.0001
Mental health-related HCRU and costs
 Inpatient admission
  Number of admissions 0.201 0.098 < 0.0001
  Length of stay (days) 2.600 1.060 < 0.0001
  Costs 2582.16 1001.24 < 0.0001
 ER visit
  Number of visits 0.050 0.049 0.7425
  Costs 75.48 78.07 0.7465
 Other visit (e.g., Outpatient, SNF, OOV))
  Number of visits 2.050 1.980 0.5212
  Costs 485.50 458.06 0.5635
 Prescription medications
  Number of prescriptions 0.990 1.140 < 0.0001
  Costs 140.66 325.64 < 0.0001
 Total medical costs (without medications) 3143.14 1537.37 < 0.0001
 Total costs 3283.60 1863.01 < 0.0001
Schizophrenia-related HCRU and costs
 Inpatient admission
  Number of admissions 0.180 0.070 < 0.0001
  Length of stay (days) 2.576 0.954 < 0.0001
  Costs 2525.58 739.57 < 0.0001
 ER visit
  Number of visits 0.026 0.018 0.0045
  Costs 32.47 27.82 0.3096
 Other visit (e.g., Outpatient, SNF, OOV)
  Number of visits 1.190 1.120 0.3075
  Costs 261.16 209.94 0.0577
 Prescription medications
  Number of prescriptions 0.471 0.580 < 0.0001
  Costs 117.91 297.55 < 0.0001
 Total medical costs (without medications) 2819.21 977.34 < 0.0001
 Total costs 2937.12 1274.88 < 0.0001

ER emergency room, HCRU healthcare resource utilization, F/U follow-up, LAI long-acting injectable, OOV other office visit, PPPM per patient per month, SNF skilled nursing facility

Rate in PPPM is calculated as “number of events within the specific period” divided by “duration of the specific period in months” for a given patient

PPPM cost is calculated as “total costs within specific period” divided by “duration of specific period in months” for a given patient

SNF and OOV costs are included in the total cost

Healthcare costs are adjusted for inflation using the medical care component of the US Consumer Price Index and reported in 2020 US dollars