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Table 4 Health care expenditures (in €) by sector and study condition, six months pre-enrollment versus six months post-enrollment

From: Health economic evaluation of a web-based intervention for depression: the EVIDENT-trial, a randomized controlled study

 

Intervention

CAU

p-value between-group differences#

Mean

5% trimmed mean

95% - CI of the mean

p-value within-group differences#

Mean

5% trimmed mean

95% - CI of the mean

p-value within-group differences

Total amount

 6 months pre enrollment

2345.91

1506.42

1842.50

2784.98

0.002*

2474.88

1705.61

2032.64

2820.61

0.000*

0.730

 6 months post enrolment

1714.91

1681.41

1772.44

2525.51

 

1849.70

1021.75

1231.78

1973.36

 

0.139

Medication costs

 6 months pre enrollment

277.50

33.17

34.25

589.26

0.007*

276,96.

45.83

90.82

463.09

0.634

0.998

 6 months post enrolment

108.41

26.09

20.09

196.74

 

154.91

19.45

−43.55

353.36

  

Outpatient medical care

 6 months pre enrollment

749.70

585.73

647.40

852.0

0.144

683.85

581.25

611.54

756.16

0.099

0.302

… thereof psychotherapy

477.32

313.54

382.85

571.8

0.031

405.93

304.76

342.60

469.25

0.164

0.218

 6 months post enrolment

716.69

634.68

637.16

796.2

 

762.41

670.20

673.70

851.12

 

0.036*

… thereof psychotherapy

397.24

325.58

333.67

460.8

 

465.78

370.32

387.18

544.39

 

0.008*

Outpatient paramedical services

 6 months pre enrollment

76.24

53.42

62.10

90.37

0.036*

85.66

58.31

69.89

101.43

0.411

0.382

 6 months post enrolment

99.90

75.82

81.99

117.81

 

79.99

48.14

59.05

100.94

 

0.031*

Inpatient hospital treatment

 6 months pre enrollment

646.97

61.35

374.47

919.48

0.484

680.32

135.49

421.59

939.04

0.075

0.862

 6 months post enrolment

374.25

15.63

170.19

578.32

 

468.91

30.01

207.61

730.21

 

0.427

Rehabilitation

 6 months pre enrollment

285.82

39.4

181.9

389.8

0.820

297.20

65.61

199.61

394.79

0.161

0.875

 6 months post enrolment

275.96

36.3

145.8

406.1

 

188.64

0.00

84.10

293.18

 

0.484

Sickness benefit

 6 months pre enrollment

309.68

78.27

212.65

406.70

0.005*

450.89

197.72

328.94

572.85

0.000*

0.075

 6 months post enrolment

139.70

24.89

81.30

198.10

 

194.84

65.89

126.21

263.47

 

0.111

  1. #t-test for independent samples; pre enrollment: comparison of mean values, post enrollment: comparison of differences in mean costs between pre and post enrollment
  2. *p ≤ 0.05