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Table 4 Inpatients, outpatient and physician costs for depressed and non-depressed patients§

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized study of depression treatment options in primary care suggests stepped-care treatment may have economic benefits

Period

Depressed patients

Non-depressed patients

n

Mean (s.d.) [Range]

n

Mean (s.d.) [Range]

Inpatient

 12-Week Prior**

10

10,010.70 (2812) [5720 to 13,469]

51

8517.04 (3913) [3338 to 16,933]

 12-Week Post*

7

9544.90 (2272) [6216 to 11,890]

76

5664.30 (2229) [2768 to 13,550]

 One year**

17

9441.57 (3339) [5025 to 15,311]

116

9429.63 (4577) [2968 to 19,157]

Outpatient

 12-Week Prior*

57

727.89 (195) [141 to 1057]

245

651.66 (105) [147 to 774]

 12-Week Post*

67

732.77 (136) [488 to 1055]

265

571.43 (66) [355 to 765]

 One year*

91

1118.55 (242) [641 to 1938]

441

881.98 (156) [103 to 1371]

Physician

 12-Week Prior*

147

282.32 (52) [110 to 401]

734

228.04 (35) [56 to 322]

 12-Week Post*

178

346.92 (73) [151 to 510]

997

260.22 (44) [89 to 374]

 One year*

157

619.02 (149) [251 to 1024]

964

513.65 (89) [213 to 781]

  1. §: Depressed and non-depressed patients were those who scored greater than 10 and less than 10 on PHQ-9 at baseline, respectively
  2. *: One-way ANOVA test: statistically significant difference between depressed and non-depressed patients (p < 0.001)
  3. **: One-way ANOVA test: no statistically significant difference between depressed and non-depressed patients (p > 0.25)
  4. s.d. Standard Deviation, Range: Minimum to Maximum
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BMC Psychiatry

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