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Table 2 Annual average costs of stroke survivors after 1, 2 and 3 years in Canary Islands, Spain

From: Social and economic costs and health-related quality of life in stroke survivors in the Canary Islands, Spain

 

1year (n=94)

2years (n=205)

3years (n=149)

Direct healthcare costs (in €)

Acute hospitalization

2,827 (879)

63 (660)

14 (171)

Rehabilitation

462 (903)

472 (935)

274 (748)

Drugs

752 (660)

635 (649)

773 (813)

Tests

283 (535)

510 (1 576)

332 (540)

Emergency department care (acute)

91 (261)

90 (187)

93 (380)

Outpatient and primary healthcare visits

149 (301)

99 (179)

152 (230)

Medical home care

17 (67)

18 (65)

13 (45)

Orthopedic devices

105 (179)

99 (178)

77 (156)

Healthcare transportation

321 (816)

185 (478)

164 (453)

Subtotal

5007 (2 238)

2173 (2 430)

1894 (1 652)

Direct non-healthcare costs (€)

Caregiver’s time costs (informal care)

10 523 (10 440)

11 158 (10 495)

9828 (11 050)

Social services

161 (612)

127 (677)

228 (853)

Subtotal

10 684 (10 575)

11 285 (10 572)

10 057 (11 336)

Total, Direct costs

15 691 (11 464)

13 457 (11 374)

11 951 (11 879)

Loss of labor productivity (in €)

Subtotal

1926 (4616)

995 (3396)

973 (3522)

Total costs

17 618 (12 633)

14 453 (11 914)

12 924 (12 314)

  1. Expressed as mean (Standard deviation in parentheses).