|
COPD care level five years back:
|
GP care only (reference)
|
Specialist care at least once
|
Comparison
|
|---|
|
Primary care service
|
Cost total in 1000 €
|
Costs / pt. year in €
|
%
|
Cost total in 1000 €
|
Costs / pt. year in €
|
%
|
CoefAdj (95%CI)
|
|---|
|
Primary care total
|
40,025
|
594
|
100
|
29,808
|
682
|
100
|
1.13(1.13–1.13)
|
|
GP total
|
22,199
|
329
|
55.5
|
18,635
|
427
|
62.5
|
1.26(1.26–1.26)
|
|
GP daytime consultations
|
17,637
|
262
|
44.1
|
12,033
|
275
|
40.4
|
1.04(1.03–1.04)
|
|
GP daytime phone calls
|
1,337
|
20
|
3.3
|
1,325
|
30
|
4.4
|
1.49(1.49–1.50)
|
|
GP daytime home visits
|
924
|
14
|
2.3
|
1,822
|
42
|
6.1
|
2.57(2.56–2.58)
|
|
GP daytime Emails
|
879
|
13
|
2.2
|
949
|
22
|
3.2
|
1.57(1.56–1.57)
|
|
GP out of hours consultations
|
321
|
5
|
0.8
|
291
|
7
|
1.0
|
1.48(1.48–1.49)
|
|
GP out of hours phone calls
|
383
|
6
|
1.0
|
568
|
13
|
1.9
|
2.27(2.26–2.28)
|
|
GP out of hours home visits
|
719
|
11
|
1.8
|
1,647
|
38
|
5.5
|
3.30(3.29–3.31)
|
|
Internal medicine specialist
|
895
|
13
|
2.2
|
364
|
8
|
1.2
|
0.66(0.66–0.66)
|
|
Ophthalmologist
|
3,144
|
47
|
7.9
|
2,021
|
46
|
6.8
|
0.94(0.93–0.94)
|
|
Otorhinolaryngologist
|
1,637
|
24
|
4.1
|
981
|
22
|
3.3
|
0.90(0.90–0.91)
|
|
Other specialist physicians
|
3,181
|
47
|
7.9
|
1,945
|
45
|
6.5
|
0.98(0.97–0.98)
|
|
Physiotherapist*
|
4,224
|
63
|
10.6
|
3,220
|
74
|
10.8
|
1.16(1.16–1.16)
|
|
Chiropractor*
|
185
|
3
|
0.5
|
77
|
2
|
0.3
|
0.68(0.67–0.68)
|
|
Psychologist*
|
214
|
3
|
0.5
|
137
|
3
|
0.5
|
1.15(1.14–1.16)
|
|
Dentist*
|
3,694
|
55
|
9.2
|
1,880
|
43
|
6.3
|
0.81(0.81–0.81)
|
|
Foot therapist*
|
653
|
10
|
1.6
|
548
|
13
|
1.8
|
1.25(1.24–1.25)
|
- Abbreviations: COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, GP General practitioner, NA Non-applicable; the *costs are exclusive of substantial patient co-payment; CoefAdj Sex- and age-adjusted coefficient, CI Confidence interval
