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Table 5 Health care costs and income of partners of patients before and after diagnosis (Euros)

From: Cost of stroke: a controlled national study evaluating societal effects on patients and their partners

 

Hemorrhagic

Control

P

Ischemic

Control

P

Stroke NOS

Control

P

Before diagnosis

         

 N

80,184

327,758

 

315,730

1,256,233

 

345,920

1,366,131

 

 Outpatient treatment

272

265

0.163

276

271

0.087

284

272

<0.001

 Inpatient treatment

1,267

1,218

0.100

1,317

1,237

<0.001

1,370

1,283

<0.001

 Medication

459

449

0.002

479

459

<0.001

487

465

<0.001

 Public health insurance

294

287

<0.001

292

289

<0.001

301

295

<0.001

 Income from employment

14,029

14,946

<0.001

12,938

14,374

<0.001

12,471

14,000

<0.001

 Public transfer income total

8,955

8,686

 

9,257

8,808

 

9,409

8,956

 

 Pension

5,336

5,131

<0.001

5,271

5,172

<0.001

5,666

5,492

<0.001

  Other public transfers

3,301

3,250

0.054

3,674

3,353

<0.001

3,458

3,197

<0.001

  Sickpay (public-funded)

318

304

0.410

312

282

<0.001

285

267

<0.001

 Direct health care costs

2,291

2,219

 

2,364

2,256

 

2,441

2,315

 

 Indirect costs, foregone earnings

917

  

1,436

  

1,529

  

 Sum of direct and indirect costs

3,208

2,219

 

3,800

2,256

 

3,970

2,315

 

 Attributable costs

989

  

1,544

  

1,654

  

 Social transfer payments

8,955

8,686

 

9,257

8,808

 

9,409

8,956

 

After diagnosis

         

 N

43,817

300,413

 

203,082

978,759

 

274,066

1,403,525

 

 Outpatient treatment

366

394

0.010

410

409

1,000

399

399

1,000

 Inpatient treatment

1,373

1,380

1,000

1,471

1,408

<0.001

1,548

1,472

<0.001

 Medication

488

509

<0.001

555

531

<0.001

565

548

<0.001

 Public health insurance

345

344

1,000

360

356

<0.001

362

360

0.010

 Income from employment

14,429

13,522

<0.001

11,082

11,841

<0.001

10.908

11,146

<0.001

 Public transfer income total

9,643

9,575

 

10.492

10.082

 

10.480

10.217

 

 Pension

6,169

6,623

<0.001

6,961

7,118

<0.001

7,086

7,406

<0.001

  Other public transfers

3,067

2,644

<0.001

3,227

2,713

<0.001

3,108

2,584

<0.001

  Sickpay (public-funded)

407

308

<0.001

304

251

<0.001

287

227

<0.001

 Direct health care costs

2,571

2,627

 

2,796

2,704

 

2,874

2,778

 

 Indirect costs, foregone earnings

(907)

  

759

  

238

  

 Sum of direct and indirect costs

1,665

2,627

 

3,555

2,704

 

3,112

2,778

 

 Attributable costs

(962)

  

851

  

334

  

 Social transfer payments

9,643

9,575

 

10.492

10.082

 

10.480

10.217

 
  1. NOS: not otherwise specified