Table 4 Cost estimates (€) over a three month period assessed with the RUD Lite and interRAI-HC
RUD Lite (n = 656) | InterRAI-HC (n = 656) | Mean Difference (RUD Lite minus interRAI-HC) | Spearman’s ρ (range countries) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Service use category | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (95 % CI) | |
Home health and domestic care | 2369 (2860) | 2603 (2505) | −233 (−415; −54) | 0.56* (0.37*–0.81*) |
Physician visits | 83 (158) | 93 (178) | −10 (−21; 2) | 0.57* (0.06–0.72*) |
Other health care services | 108 (265) | 118 (316) | −10 (−29; 8) | 0.66* (0.35*–0.79*) |
Hospital admissions | 680 (2568) | 1197 (3737) | −517 (−786; −246) | 0.53* (0.14–0.91*) |
Supportive care services | 177 (277) | 222 (279) | −45 (−61; −29) | 0.72* (0.59*–0.92*) |
Informal care | 2877 (6770) | 2866 (5787) | 10 (−382; 428) | 0.61* (0.48*–0.80*) |
Total societal costs | 6295 (8221) | 7099 (7428) | −804 (−1340; -269) | 0.60* (0.51*–0.79*) |