Cost item | Mean cost (SD) | T-testa | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Physiotherapist assessment (€)b | Physician assessment (€) | Mean difference [95% CIc] | p-valued | |
1. Physiotherapist | ||||
a) Visits | 380 (377) | 332 (641) | 48 [− 219 to 314] | 0.72 |
b) Telephone calls | 4.4 (8.2) | 0.46 (2.5) | 3.9 [0.81 to 7.0] | 0.015* |
2. Physician | ||||
a) Visits | 39 (95) | 217 (140) | − 178 [− 239 to − 118] | 0.000* |
b) Telephone calls | 4.8 (27) | 19 (44) | −14 [−33 to 5.5] | 0.16 |
c) Prescriptions | 5.6 (19) | 6.2 (15) | −0.66 [−9.5 to 8.1] | 0.88 |
d) Letters | 0.79 (4.5) | 6.3 (13) | −5.5 [−11 to −0.2] | 0.043* |
3. Nurse | ||||
a) Visits | 1.8 (10) | 8.0 (34) | −6.2 [−19 to 6.3] | 0.32 |
b) Telephone calls | 42 (104) | 88 (169) | −46 [− 117 to 25] | 0.20 |
4. Radiography | 7.9 (25) | 32 (42) | −24 [−42 to −6.2] | 0.010* |
5. Orthopaedic surgeon | 22 (85) | 33 (100) | −12 [−59 to 36] | 0.62 |
6. Collected prescribed drugs | 7.8 (34) | 6.6 (16) | 1.2 [−13 to 15] | 0.87 |
7. Productivity losse | 111 (91) | 365 (853) | − 254 [− 728 to 220] | 0.27 |
8. Unpaid work compensationf | 125 (103) | 123 (191) | 2.8 [− 113 to 118] | 0.96 |
Total costs societal perspectiveg | 633 (620) | 996 (1276) | − 364 [− 891 to 164] | 0.17 |
Total costs health care perspectiveh | 515 (541) | 748 (885) | − 233 [− 616 to 150] | 0.23 |