Table 3 Observed healthcare resource utilisation during the 1-year follow-up
Patients ‘without chronic pain’ n = 158,251 | Patients ‘with chronic pain’ n = 80,055 | |
|---|---|---|
Hospitalisations | ||
≥ 1 hospitalisation, n (%) | 36,991 (23.4) | 30,175 (37.7) |
Number of hospitalisations for all patients | 54,603 | 55,048 |
Total number of inpatient days | 393,247 | 466,086 |
Number of emergency hospitalisations for all patients | 20,874 | 22,912 |
Length of hospitalisation, days, mean (SD) | 7.2 (9.3) | 8.5 (9.7) |
Outpatient physician contacts | ||
≥ 1 contact, n (%) | 157,888 (99.8) | 79,834 (99.7) |
Incapacity to work | ||
≥ 1 days incapable of working, n (%) | 40,216 (25.4) | 16,938 (21.2) |
Days incapable of working for those with ≥1 day, mean (SD) | 16.4 (39.1) | 21.6 (52.8) |
Prescriptions for physical therapy | ||
≥ 1 prescriptions, n (%) | 63,699 (40.3) | 39,615 (49.5) |
Sessions for those with ≥1 prescription, mean (SD) | 13.6 (11.5) | 16.9 (16.4) |
Prescriptions for psychotherapy | ||
≥ 1 prescriptions, n (%) | 2739 (1.7) | 1867 (2.3) |
Sessions for those with ≥1 prescription, mean (SD) | 12.0 (11.0) | 11.7 (9.4) |