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Table 2 Mean annual costs

From: Cost-effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for irritable bowel syndrome: results from a randomized controlled trial

 

Annual per capita cost ($)

  
 

Pre treatment

Post treatment

3-month follow-up

12-month follow-up

 

CBT(SE)

Control(SE)

CBT(SE)

Control(SE)

CBT(SE)

CBT(SE)

Direct medical costs

3,580 (757)

3,241 (706)

3,222 (756)

3,547 (790)

2,096 (445)

1,754 (450)

   Health care visits

3,444 (756)

3,053 (670)

3,153 (760)

3,323 (746)

1,895 (435)

1,666 (443)

   Medications

136 (19)

188 (70)

69 (18)

225 (73)

38 (8)

88 (26)

Direct non-medical costs

1,045 (370)

1,086 (498)

958 (449)

571 (305)

735 (330)

371 (131)

Indirect non-medical costs

16,241 (2893)

10,709 (2308)

11,227 (2544)

12,619 (2482)

11,324 (2478)

13,677 (2906)

   Workloss

11,934 (1668)

6,167 (1295)

10,086 (2567)

9,674 (2505)

9,561 (2511)

12,314 (2951)

   Work cutback

2,919 (864)

3,545 (943)

1,097 (292)

2,945 (734)

1,262 (323)

1,362 (402)

   Domestic

1,388 (301)

997 (181)

921 (225)

1102 (300)

500 (117)

529 (168)

Total (excl. intervention costs)

20,867 (3395)

15,036 (2615)

15,407 (3048)

16,737 (2713)

14,156 (2660)

15,802 (3023)

Intervention costs

  

1,580 (158)

135 (26)

1,580 (158)

1,580 (158)

Total (incl. intervention costs)

20,867 (3395)

15,036 (2615)

16,988 (3068)

16,872 (2720)

15,736 (2645)

17,382 (3038)