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Table 5 Mean annual costs per person by multimorbidity group

From: Economic burden of multimorbidity among older adults: impact on healthcare and societal costs

 

Total study sample

2 or more chronic conditions

1 chronic condition

No chronic conditions

Healthcare services

Cost (95 % CI)

Cost (95 % CI)

Cost (95 % CI)

Cost (95 % CI)

 Direct Medical Care

S$3,962 (3152, 4771)*

S$5,652 (4285, 7019)

S$2,998 (1662, 4334)

S$911 (674, 1147)

 Intermediate and Long-Term Care

S$430 (218, 641)*

S$559 (223, 895)

S$333 (−38, 704)

S$231 (−73, 535)

 Travelling

S$94 (74, 113)*

S$131 (97, 165)

S$66 (41, 90)

S$36 (19, 53)

 Accompanying

S$240 (200, 280)*

S$325 (254, 397)

S$181 (134, 228)

S$102 (73, 131)

Total healthcare cost

S$4,725 (3866, 5584)*

S$6,667 (5220, 8115)

S$3,578 (2165, 4991)

S$1,279 (876, 1683)

 ADL

S$1,293 (972, 1614)*

S$2,054 (1456, 2652)

S$495 (269, 721)

S$471 (145, 797)

 IADL

S$1,381 (1020, 1743)*

S$2,211 (1531, 2892)

S$593 (326, 859)

S$363 (173, 553)

 Unpaid Care

S$3,936 (2842, 5030)*

S$6,421 (4342, 8499)

S$1,415 (830, 2000)

S$1,132 (530, 1734)

 Paid Care

S$1,316 (1103, 1530)*

S$2,060 (1663, 2456)

S$617 (388, 845)

S$395 (193, 596)

Total social care cost

S$5,253 (4084, 6421)*

S$8,480 (6263, 10697)

S$2,032 (1345, 2719)

S$1,527 (839, 2214)

Total societal cost

S$9,977 (8339, 11615)*

S$15,148 (12154, 18141)

S$5,610 (3884, 7335)

S$2,806 (1952, 3660)

  1. ADL Activities of Daily Living
  2. IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
  3. *p-value <0.05