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Table 6 Sensitivity analysis of participants whose back pain decreased, with the respective difference-in-difference (DiD) estimator (ATT) and its standard error (SE) in the baseline and follow-up period

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a chronic back pain multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation (MBR) compared to standard care for privately insured in Germany

Low cost (0.1-0.5 quantile)

MBR (n =24)

Control (n=10)

DiD

Item

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

ATTa

SE

Total cost (€)

9699

10239

8821

6904

2457

1926

 Back pain-related cost (€)

2054

1348

1369

1426

-763

790

 Inpatient cost – back pain (€)

377

72

0

207

-512

470

 Outpatient cost – back pain (€)

1676

1276

1369

1220

-250

677

Sick leave in last 6 months due to back painb

32.8

8.8

33.8

14.5

-5.7

6.04

Overall health status (EQ-5D)b

0.607

0.745

0.607

0.634

0.111*

0.04

High cost (0.5-0.9 quantile)

MBR (n=25)

Control (n=24)

DiD

Item

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

ATTa

SE

Total cost (€)

23749

13555

23420

19283

-5787†

3266

 Back pain-related cost (€)

7588

3081

6292

4500

-2676

2130

 Inpatient cost – back pain (€)

2700

0

2840

196

-56

1496

 Outpatient cost – back pain (€)

4888

3081

3453

4264

-2620†

1519

Sick leave in last 6 months due to back painb

44.45

9.42

44.35

27.73

-18†

6.7

Overall health status (EQ-5D)b

0.542

0.717

0.542

0.678

0.039

0.03

  1. † < 0.1; * < 0.05; ** < 0.01; *** < 0.0001
  2. a Average treatment effect for the treated (ATT) represents the discounted mean differences in outcome
  3. b These results were not calculated with a DiD regression but with an ANCOVA