Table 4 All-cause primary care costs of patients treated for COPD in Denmark 2016
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) |