Type of reimbursement
|
certified CAM
|
noncertified CAM
|
COM
|
---|
|
LS-mean
|
CI 95
|
%
|
LS-mean
|
CI 95
|
%
|
LS-mean
|
CI 95
|
%
|
---|
Consultation related costs*
|
408a
|
362–455
|
56.2
|
304b
|
258–350
|
40.8
|
278b
|
231–326
|
39.1
|
Referral costs*
|
63a
|
47–78
|
8.7
|
82b
|
67–97
|
11.0
|
76ab
|
60–91
|
10.7
|
- Lab analyses*
|
25a
|
16–34
|
3.4
|
39b
|
30–47
|
5.2
|
35b
|
26–44
|
4.9
|
- Physiotherapy
|
37
|
28–47
|
5.1
|
43
|
33–52
|
5.8
|
40
|
30–50
|
5.6
|
Total costs for medication* (directly dispensed & referred)
|
255a
|
213–297
|
35.1
|
362b
|
320–404
|
48.5
|
362b
|
319–405
|
50.9
|
- Costs of dispensed medication*
|
96a
|
68–125
|
13.2
|
135b
|
107–163
|
18.1
|
132b
|
103–160
|
18.6
|
- Prescriptions
|
161a
|
115–207
|
22.2
|
227b
|
181–272
|
30.4
|
228b
|
181–275
|
32.1
|
Total costs†
|
726
|
661–792
|
100.0
|
746
|
681–811
|
100.0
|
711
|
644–778
|
100.0
|
- * Significant overall difference between groups (p < 0.05).
-
% Percentage of total cost per patient.
-
a, b, c Different superscripts indicate significant differences between groups (multivariate linear models).
-
† LS-means of total cost are not the exact sum of estimates of cost components.