Table 4 Incidence Rates of total number and days of unplanned hospitalizations and direct healthcare costs (in Euros) per 100 person/years and relative Incidence Rate Ratios during follow-up
Outcomes | Intervention group | Usual care group | IRR (CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
N° of unplanned hospitalizations | 10.3 (9.1–11.7) | 13.1 (12.1–14.1) | 0.79 (0.68–0.91)* |
Days of unplanned hospitalizations | 92.6 (88.8–96.6) | 115.9 (113.0–118.9) | 0.80 (0.76–0.84)* |
Total cost of hospitalizations | 90,059 (89936–90,181) | 88,466 (88385–885,475) | 1.02 (1.02–1.02)* |
Cost of unplanned hospitalizations | 39,572 (39491–39,653) | 49,622 (49562–49,683) | 0.80 (0.80–0.80)* |
Cost of drugs | 93,706 (93581–93,831) | 75,369 (75294–75,444) | 1.24 (1.24–1.24)* |
Cost of out-patient specialistic visits | 39,239 (39158–39,319) | 36,492 (36440–36,545) | 1.07 (1.07–1.08)* |