Resources | Mean costs | |||
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no. used (n, %) | costs, in € (mean ± SD) | costs, in $ (mean ± SD) | ||
GP consultation, initial visit | 224 (100.0) | 33.76 ± 0.00 | 38.11 ± 0.00 | |
GP consultation, follow-up visit | 74 (33.1) | 16.04 ± 1.77 | 18.10 ± 2.00 | |
GP home visit | 0 (0) | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
GP telephone | 40 (17.9) | 3.51 ± 0.53 | 3.96 ± 0.60 | |
OPD visit | 7 (3.1) | 3.30 ± 1.41 | 3.72 ± 1.59 | |
ED visit | 1 (0.0) | 1.19 ± 1.19 | 1.34 ± 1.34 | |
Admission | 1 (0.0) | 10.16 ± 10.16 | 11.47 ± 11.47 | |
Pharmacist fee | 102 (45.7) | 6.55 ± 0.53 | 7.39 ± 0.60 | |
Prescription medication | ||||
Antibiotics | ||||
Amoxicillin | 80 (35.9) | 1.86 ± 0.19 | 2.10 ± 0.21 | |
Amoxicillin-clavulanate | 6 (2.7) | 0.14 ± 0.06 | 0.16 ± 0.07 | |
Azitromycin | 6 (2.7) | 0.14 ± 0.06 | 0.16 ± 0.07 | |
Cotrimoxazole | 2 (0.01) | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | |
Clarithromycin | 1 (0.0) | 0.04 ± 0.04 | 0.05 ± 0.05 | |
Ear drops | ||||
Otalgan® | 10 (4.5) | 0.49 ± 0.15 | 0.55 ± 0.17 | |
Sofradex® | 3 (1.3) | 0.24 ± 0.14 | 0.27 ± 0.16 | |
Ofloxacin | 1 (0.0) | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
Bacicoline B drops | 2 (0.01) | 0.13 ± 0.09 | 0.15 ± 0.10 | |
Total healthcare costs | 77.60 ± 160.89 | 87.59 ± 181.60 | ||
Patient and family costs | ||||
Travel expenses | ||||
Fuel costs | 9 (4.0) | 0.09 ± 0.04 | 0.10 ± 0.05 | |
Parking costs | 9 (4.0) | 0.21 ± 0.09 | 0.24 ± 0.10 | |
Over-the-counter medication | ||||
Paracetamol | 191 (85.7) | 2.55 ± 3.10 | 2.88 ± 3.50 | * |
Ibuprofen | 79 (35.4) | 0.62 ± 1.34 | 0.70 ± 1.51 | * |
Xylometazoline nasal spray | 29 (13.0) | 0.87 ± 2.77 | 0.98 ± 3.13 | * |
Otrivin® nasal spray | 17 (7.6) | 0.35 ± 1.22 | 0.40 ± 1.38 | * |
Sodium chloride nasal spray | 44 (19.7) | 0.62 ± 1.30 | 0.70 ± 1.47 | * |
Complementary medicine | 33 (14.8) | 3.38 ± 12.28 | 3.82 ± 13.86 | * |
Cough syrup | 9 (4.0) | 1.21 ± 7.97 | 1.37 ± 9.00 | * |
Childcare costs | 27 (12.1) | 3.17 ± 18.45 | 3.58 ± 20.82 | * |
Total patient and family costs | 13.07 ± 23.58 | 14.75 ± 26.62 | ||
Productivity loss | ||||
Father | 79 (35.4) | |||
Absenteeism | 106.13 ± 354.05 | 119.79 ± 399.62 | * | |
Presenteeism | 41.90 ± 180.97 | 47.29 ± 204.26 | * | |
Unpaid work | 38.06 ± 173.75 | 42.96 ± 196.12 | * | |
Total | 186.09 ± 529.31 | 210.04 ± 597.44 | * | |
Mother | 126 (56.5) | |||
Absenteeism | 139.74 ± 637.66 | 157.73 ± 719.74 | * | |
Presenteeism | 52.50 ± 217.53 | 59.26 ± 245.53 | * | |
Unpaid work | 96.92 ± 256.35 | 109.40 ± 289.35 | * | |
Total | 289.16 ± 786.73 | 326.38 ± 888.00 | * | |
Total productivity losses‡ | 475.26 ± 1045.94 | 536.44 ± 1180.57 | ||
Total | ||||
Total healthcare costs | 77.60 ± 160.89 | 87.59 ± 181.60 | ||
Total patient costs | 13.07 ± 23.58 | 14.75 ± 26.62 | ||
Total productivity losses | 475.26 ± 1045.94 | 536.44 ± 1180.57 | ||
Total costs | 565.93 ± 1071.01 | 638.78 ± 1208.87 |