Table 3 Mean costs per patient over different quarters, n=234
| Â | Period of time | Significant difference between quarters | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | Â | ||||
Cost category | Means | (SD) | Means | (SD) | Means | (SD) | Means | (SD) | Â |
Direct healthcare costs | |||||||||
 Physicians | 115.00 | (94.54) | 139.14 | (145.99) | 133.33 | (119.93) | 135.91 | (108.93) | **1 vs. 2; *1 vs. 4 |
 Physiotherapist | 13.57 | (49.18) | 19.57 | (57.59) | 16.98 | (48.73) | 19.10 | (57.80) |  |
 Ambulatory clinic in hospital | 5.17 | (20.14) | 7.92 | (37.99) | 14.99 | (84.45) | 7.75 | (32.38) |  |
 Inpatient care | 1436.71 | (4175.58) | 1529.02 | (4774.59) | 723.35 | (2851.91) | 959.82 | (3070.25) | *2 vs. 3 |
 Inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation | 1238.61 | (1085.16) | 68.38 | (405.57) | 24.51 | (217.36) | 52.56 | (365.25) | **1 vs. 2, 1 vs. 3, 1 vs. 4 |
 Drugs | 325.58 | (178.80) | 339.94 | (203.90) | 337.11 | (200.37) | 312.89 | (204.51) | **4 vs. 2, 4 vs. 3 |
Sum of direct healthcare costs | 3134.64 | (4271.98) | 2104.00 | (4898.88) | 1250.28 | (3010.82) | 1488.07 | (3270.83) | **1 vs. 2, 1 vs. 3, 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 |
Direct non-healthcare costs | |||||||||
 Outpatient nursing service | 34.67 | (162.79) | 43.50 | (237.95) | 38.70 | (181.42) | 28.56 | (151.73) |  |
 Paid household help | 96.38 | (643.07) | 111.01 | (684.75) | 109.03 | (626.12) | 102.05 | (645.84) |  |
 Informal care | 35.45 | (177.98) | 43.72 | (190.73) | 46.47 | (194.71) | 54.74 | (205.98) | **1 vs. 4 |
Sum of direct non-healthcare costs | 166.49 | (710.79) | 198.21 | (811.39) | 194.20 | (729.73) | 185.35 | (743.39) | Â |
Sum of costs | 3301.14 | (4353.64) | 2302.21 | (5068.35) | 1444.50 | (3197.00) | 1673.42 | (3402.68) | **1 vs.2, 1 vs. 3, 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 |