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Table 2 Mean crude health related costs per patient from a societal perspective and mean 12-month follow up

From: Cost-effectiveness of a stepped care program to prevent depression among primary care patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and/or coronary heart disease and subthreshold depression in comparison with usual care

 

Mean (SE) intervention

Mean (SE) usual care

Mean difference (95% CI)

Outcomes

 Cumulative incidence of depression

0.134 (0.013)

0.116 (0.019)

0.018 (− 0.077; 0.113)

 QALY’s gained

0.709 (0.031)

0.708 (0.038)

−0.001 (− 0.479; 0.457)

 Change in severity of depressive symptoms

−2.672 (0.416)

− 2.768 (0.630)

− 0.096 (− 1.454; 1.646)

 Perceived recovery

0.569 (0.045)

0.572 (0.065)

0.027 (− 0.156; 0.162)

Costs

 Step-Dep intervention costs

€98 (€7)

€0 (€0)

€98 (€86; €112)

 Primary care

€2310 (€307)

€3580 (€918)

€-1270 (€- 4369; €32)

 Secondary care

€3509 (€658)

€1865 (€329)

€1644 (€344; €3370)

 Informal care

€3711 (€868)

€1780 (€233)

€1930 (€528; €4089)

 Medication

€997 (€132)

€736 (€66)

€261 (€34; €602)

 Total direct costs from societal perspective

€10,625 (€1362)

€7961 (€1133)

€ 2664 (€-908; €6101)

 Unpaid productivity

€5775 (€945)

€6889 (€931)

€-1114 (€-3497; €1454)

 Absenteeism

€480 (€162)

€713 (€200)

€-316 (€-904; €168)

 presenteeism

€356 (€161)

€672 (€217)

€-232 (€-762; €253)

 Total indirect costs

€6611 (€1028)

€8274 (€994)

€ -1474 (€-3924; €1182)

 Total societal perspective costs

€17,236 (€2137)

€16,235 (€1632)

€ 1001 (€-3975; €6409)

  1. CI Confidence interval; SE Standard Error; NHS National Health Service (United Kingdom)