Table 2 AM medication, non-AM adjunctive therapies, health service use, and sick leave days
From: Eurythmy therapy in chronic disease: a four-year prospective cohort study
Item | Pre-study year | 0–12 months | 12–24 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Median difference (95%-CI) from pre-study year | P value | Mean (SD) | Median difference (95%-CI) from pre-study year | P value |
AM medicines per day | 0.45 (0.80) | 0.70 (0.90) | 0.24 (0.17 to 0.37) | p < 0.001 | 0.40 (0.71) | -0.02 (-0.08 to 0.04) | p = 0.505 |
Non-AM medicines/day | 0.65 (0.90) | 0.69 (0.94) | 0.01 (-0.04 to 0.06) | p = 0.628 | 0.59 (0.88) | -0.06 (-0.13 to -0.01) | p = 0.032 |
Physician and dentist visits | 18.12 (21.19) | 18.82 (16.03) | 1.24 (0.19 to 2.50) | p = 0.028 | 18.67 (50.41) | -1.43 (-2.50 to 0.00) | p = 0.041 |
Paraclinical investigations | 5.70 (6.66) | 5.75 (6.77) | 0.00 (-0.62 to 0.50) | p = 0.737 | 5.24 (6.71) | -0.50 (-1.00 to 0.00) | p = 0.093 |
Hospital days | 3.42 (14.72) | 2.57 (10.91) | -1.10 (-5.00 to 1.46) | p = 0.346 | 2.04 (7.42) | -0.04 (-2.32 to 1.18) | p = 0.929 |
Rehabilitation days | 2.02 (8.36) | 1.76 (7.48) | 0.00 (-10.02 to 7.46) | p = 0.921 | 1.55 (6.20) | -0.69 (-0.97 to -0.62) | p = 0.005 |
Surgeries | 0.19 (0.51) | 0.14 (0.41) | 0.00 (-0.47 to 0.00) | p = 0.323 | 0.12 (0.38) | 0.00 (-0.42 to 0.07) | p = 0.909 |
Physiotherapy and ergotherapy sessions | 8.92 (17.83) | 9.25 (22.80) | 1.00 (-2.00 to 4.00) | p = 0.425 | 10.91 (28.35) | -1.22 (-4.19 to 1.31) | p = 0.379 |
Psychotherapy sessions | 2.64 (12.96) | 3.54 (9.42) | 3.98 (1.50 to 7.00) | p = 0.008 | 3.56 (10.34) | 2.68 (1.67 to 3.67) | p < 0.001 |
Sick leave days* | 32.97 (68.26) | 34.61 (80.65) | 3.50 (-2.00 to 8.00) | p = 0.185 | 29.85 (68.69) | 3.18 (-2.18 to 8.00) | p = 0.210 |
Patients with Heilpraktiker visit (n + %)** | 32/250 (12.8%) | 29/250 (11.6%) | Â | p = 0.710 | 27/250 (10.8%) | Â | p = 0.511 |