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Table 5 Rehabilitation and care costs 1 per patient during 18 months after primary care inpatient rehabilitation of older people

From: Independence, institutionalization, death and treatment costs 18 months after rehabilitation of older people in two different primary health care settings

Setting

PCDIR2 mean(CI)

PCNHR3 mean(CI)

Cost difference (PCNHR-PCDIR) mean (CI)4

p4 of the cost difference

Rehabilitation5

7 443

10 972

3 528

<0.001

(6 963–7 923)

(9 376–12 369)

(2 455–4 756)

At-home Care6

10 890

20 995

10 134

0.002

(10 221–11 772)

(18 689–23 301)

(4 066–16 202)

Hospital6

2 020

1 360

−660

0.3

(1 180–2 865)

(550–2 165)

(−600-1 950)

Nursing home total6

9 092

14 820

5 728

0.2

(5 301–13 253)

(6 897–22 743)

(−3 078–14 505)

Sum rehabilitation and care

29 445

48 147

18 702

 

Nursing home 0 days

0 (n=102, 62%)

0 (n=58, 66%)

0

 

Nursing home 1–28 days

4 817

5 843

1 026

0.06

(4 304–5 358)

(4 788–6 869)

(−29-2 021)

(n=32, 19%)

(n=13, 15%)

  

Nursing home >28 days

42 380

72 276

29 897

0.05

(26 135–58 596)

(42 978–101574)

(80–59 736)

 

(n=32, 19%)

(n=17, 19%)

  
  1. 1 Costs in €(2009 price level, 1€=8NOK).
  2. 2 Primary Care Dedicated Inpatient Rehabilitation.
  3. 3 Primary Care Nursing Home Rehabilitation.
  4. 4 Independent Samples T-test.
  5. 5 PCDIR: n=200, PCNHR: n=100.
  6. 6 PCDIR: n=166, PCNHR: n=89.