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Table 1 Health care utilization over 9 months of patients with complete cost data

From: Cost-effectiveness of problem-solving treatment in comparison with usual care for primary care patients with mental health problems: a randomized trial

Category

Price (€)

PST (n=56)

Usual care (n=65)

Difference

Primary care

    

General practitioner [no contacts]

23.53

4.1 (3.3)

4.8 (4.5)

−0.7 (−2.1 ; 0.8)

Physiotherapist [no contacts]

26.50

5.5 (10.3)

6.0 (11.0)

−0.5 (−4.4 ; 3.4)

Social worker [no contacts]

55.75

0.3 (1.9)

0.2 (0.8)

0.1 (−0.5 ; 0.5)

Psychologist [no contacts]

88.53

1.1 (5.0)

1.0 (2.7)

0.1 (−1.3 ; 1.6)

Secondary care

    

Outpatient clinic [no contacts]

65.23

2.3 (3.4)

4.2 (10.2)

−1.9 (−4.6 ; 0.8)

Regional institute for mental welfare [no contacts]

144.44

0.3 (0.9)

0.5 (1.9)

−0.2 (−0.8 ; 0.3)

In-hospital psychiatrist [no contacts]

73.88 – 131.94*

0.1 (0.7)

0.2 (0.9)

−0.1 (−0.4 ; 0.2)

Day treatment [no half days]

104.28 – 186.21*

0 (0)

0 (0)

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Hospital admission [no days]

291.21 – 554.45†

0.3 (1.1)

1.3 (5.8)

−1.0 (−2.4 ; 0.5)

Home care [no hours]

35.76

4.2 (16.0)

7.9 (29.4)

−3.7 (−12.4 ; 5.0)

Complementary therapists [no contacts]

26.79 – 143.28‡

1.4 (3.8)

1.8 (4.8)

−0.4 (−1.9 ; 1.2)

Occupational physician [no contacts]

24.75

0.4 (1.4)

0.8 (1.6)

−0.4 (−0.9 ; 0.2)

Medication [no deliveries]

depending on type and dose

7.0 (6.8)

7.4 (6.5)

−0.4 (−2.8 ; 2.0)

PST [no contacts]

56.87§

4.1 (2.1)

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Help from family/friends or paid help [no hours]

10.36

14.9 (32.8)

12.5 (34.2)

2.4 (−9.8 ; 14.5)

Absenteeism [no days]

depending on age and sexe

19.5 (54.8)

29.0 (62.4)

−9.5 (−30.8 ; 11.8)

Presenteeism [no days]

depending on age and sexe

3.8 (12.9)

7.2 (19.9)

−3.4 (−10.0 ; 2.7)

  1. Presented are means (SD) and mean differences (95% CI).
  2. PST = Problem-Solving Treatment.
  3. * depending on type of hospital: academic, general or psychiatric hospital.
  4. † depending on type of hospital: academic, general, rehabilitation or psychiatric hospital.
  5. ‡ depending on type of therapist.
  6. § Total PST costs based on 6 sessions: €341.24 (training €45.08, treatment €244.24, housing €51.92).