Table 3 Average direct and indirect costs per patient in six months before interview in 2014-€
All patients | Non-AD | AD | Excess costs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1356 | male | female | total | male | female | total | male | female | total | |
N = 494 | N = 719 | N = 1213 | N = 95 | N = 48 | N = 143 | N = 589 | N = 767 | N = 1356 | ||
Direct costs | ||||||||||
Inpatient admissions 1a | 605.53 (2446.48) | 569.42 (2766.16) | 543.82 (1997.69) | 554.10 (2332.50) | 1300.61 (3650.39) | 458.99 (1634.33) | 1022.95 (3165.99) | 731.18 °°− | −84.80 | 468.85 °− |
Outpatient visits 1a | 9.78 (26.73) | 8.96 (29.28) | 9.08 (20.96) | 9.03 (24.59) | 17.03 (45.01) | 13.50 (21.81) | 15.86 (39.06) | 8.07 °− | 4.41 | 6.83 °− |
GP treatment 2a | 219.41 (361.28) | 189.23 (321.42) | 217.60 (205.77) | 206.22 (326.56) | 336.03 (800.45) | 307.33 (749.01) | 326.56 (784.31) | 146.81 *+ | 89.73 | 120.34 *+ |
Prescribed medication 1a | 143.45 (424.96) | 157.10 (521.57) | 128.18 (344.64) | 139.79 (423.90) | 203.94 (511.76) | 110.77 (152.41) | 173.21 (431.74) | 46.84 | −17.41 | 33.41 |
Home care 1a | 26.69 (226.05) | 17.72 (121.62) | 23.98 (148.22) | 21.47 (138.34) | 102.80 (661.66) | 0.93 (6.14) | 69.19 (546.01) | 85.08 *+ | −23.05 ***− | 47.73 |
Alcohol treatment 1 | 11.63 (331.60) | 0.36 (8.27) | 0.0 (0.0) d | 0.14 (5.21) | 28.18 (115.97) | 261.08 (1699.39) | 105.01 (978.30) | 27.82 °°°− | 261.08 b | 104.87 ***+ °°°− |
Total direct costs excluding alcohol treatment 2 | 1003.68 (2609.80) | 940.67 (2931.95) | 921.81 (2131.66) | 929.38 (2479.83) | 1960.41 (3871.48) | 891.52 (1913.02) | 1607.77 (3400.08) | 1019.74 **+ | −30.29 | 678.39 **+ |
Total direct costs including alcohol treatment 2 | 1015.31 (2628.83) | 941.03 (2931.86) | 921.81 (2131.66) | 929.53 (2479.79) | 1988.59 (3869.34) | 1152.59 (2507.64) | 1712.79 (3508.16) | 1047.56 ***+ | 230.78 | 783.26 ***+ |
Indirect costs | ||||||||||
Absenteeism among employed patients 1c | 680.11 (1734.23) | 584.05 (1542.06) | 711.72 (1742.10) | 660.41 (1667.00) | 932.67 (2377.10) | 652.28 (1684.31) | 840.17 (2180.79) | 348.62 *+ | −59.44 | 179.76 *+ |
Unemployment 3 | 784.20 (2626.86) | 732.85 (2570.54) | 750.31 (2568.01) | 743.29 (2569.20) | 1008.96 (2873.82) | 1335.22 (3284.69) | 1116.60 (3017.16) | 276.12 | 584.91 | 373.31 |
Disability/early retirement 3 | 1402.00 (3156.06) | 1445.88 (3161.93) | 1281.27 (3084.52) | 1347.43 (3116.68) | 1824.21 (3340.81) | 1888.23 (3561.13) | 1845.33 (3414.18) | 378.34 | 606.96 | 497.90 *+ |
Total indirect costs 1 | 2866.31 (3833.04) | 2762.78 (3772.04) | 2743.30 (3788.09) | 2751.13 (3782.01) | 3765.85 (4062.60) | 3875.72 (4152.24) | 3802.10 (4092.50) | 1003.07 **+ | 1132.42 *+ | 1050.97 ***+ |
Total costs | ||||||||||
Total costs excluding alcohol treatment 2 | 3868.03 (5092.91) | 3703.45 (5133.10) | 3661.58 (4755.51) | 3678.39 (4908.87) | 5726.26 (6590.02) | 4767.24 (5004.35) | 5409.87 (6137.53) | 2058.36 **+ | 1105.66 **+ | 1731.48 ***+ |
Total costs including alcohol treatment 2 | 3879.66 (5114.32) | 3703.81 (5133.53) | 3661.58 (4755.51) | 3678.54 (4909.05) | 5754.44 (6591.28) | 5028.32 (5491.93) | 5514.89 (6265.50) | 2050.64 **+ | 1366.74 **+ | 1836.35 ***+ |