Table 4 Total cost of treatment strategy (cost of the consultation + cost of the prescription)
From: Economic impact of homeopathic practice in general medicine in France
CM group (N = 1691) | Mx group (N = 3187) | Ho group (N = 1501) | p ① | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Social Security cost in €, mean [SD] | 65.25 | 60.51 | 42.00** | <0.0001 |
(97.38) | (165.85) | (70.30) | ||
Cost of the consultation | 16.49 | 16.21* | 15.81** | <0.0001 |
(2.97) | (2.82) | (2.55) | ||
Cost of the prescription | 48.68 | 43.87 | 25.62** | <0.0001 |
(96.32) | (162.74) | (68.23) | ||
Cost to patient and/or supplementary health insurance in €, mean [SD] | 21.35 | 21.08 | 26.89** | <0.0001 |
(29.24) | (28.12) | (27.79) | ||
Cost of the consultation | 6.19 | 6.27 | 11.20** | <0.0001 |
(3.88) | (3.60) | (5.75) | ||
Cost of the prescription | 15.24 | 15.28 | 15.87 | 0.7917 |
(28.15) | (27.74) | (27.25) | ||
Health expenditure (¥) in €, mean [SD] | 86.63 | 81.60 | 68.93* | 0.0034 |
(106.97) | (170.04) | (81.53) | ||
Cost of the consultation | 22.68 | 22.49 | 27.08** | <0.0001 |
(2.53) | (2.17) | (5.0) | ||
Cost of the prescription | 63.72 | 59.03 | 41.67** | <0.0001 |
(106.28) | (167.29) | (79.74) |