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Table 6 Cost for all inpatient and outpatient services from baseline (date of randomisation) to twelve months. Values are in euro (EUR)

From: Health care utilization and cost after discharge from a mental health hospital; an RCT comparing community residential aftercare and treatment as usual

Variable

All (n = 41)

Intervention (N = 21)

Control (N = 20)

Between groups

P- value

 

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR), range

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean diff (95% CI)

 

Total cost

48,131 (39726)

31,232 (20813–57,209), 149,638

36,877 (32647)

59,948 (43745)

−23,071 (−45,450 to 3027)

.057

Sum inpatient service cost

38,321 (34137)

25,825 (14808–46,641), 142,643

29,667 (31543)

47,408 (35161)

−17,741 (−36,824 to 4503)

.042

 MHH

18,920 (26663)

8518 (3194–19,167), 103,821

11,941 (21085)

26,248 (30304)

−14,306 (−31,754 to 912)

.008

 CMHC

11,073 (19526)

8518 (3194–19,167), 74,237

4896 (13812)

17,559 (22703)

−12,663 (−23,568 to − 2632)

.004

 CRA

8018 (13573)

539 (0–12,810), 68,770

12,380 (10142)

3428 (15377)

8941 (− 608 to 16,194)

.000

 CRA – self-referral

309 (749)

0 (0–0), 3236

449 (764)

161 (723)

287 (− 199 to 714)

.035

Sum outpatient services cost

9809 (12934)

4916 (875–15,192), 49,443

7210 (9578)

12,539 (15501)

− 5329 (−13,216 to 2546)

.215

 Mental health outpatient treatment

2678 (7128)

486 (0–2178), 43,757

2145 (3603)

3239 (9625)

− 1094 (− 6125 to 2240)

.843

 Mental health ambulant treatment

1786 (4050)

0 (0–180), 15,619

620 (1920)

3010 (5250)

− 2389.7 (− 4681 to 90.6)

.160

 Home help (cleaning, shopping etc.)

153 (558)

0 (0–0), 3313

116 (310)

191 (743)

−74.5 (− 412.6 to 214.5)

.680

 Home care nursing

4661 (8966)

0 (0–4165), 33,460

3999 (9359)

5357 (8721)

−1357.7 (− 6520 to 4051)

.023

 Community mental health consultation

530 (1864)

0 (0–300), 11,605

328 (742)

741 (2577)

−413.6 (− 1773 to 411)

.758