Table 6 Cost analysis–robustness test
Perspectives | Variables | All | CM group | RM group | CM vs. RM Difference per patient | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 10,000) | (n = 5000) | (n = 5000) | ||||||||||
Mean | SD | 95% CI | Mean | SD | 95% CI | Mean | SD | 95% CI | Mean dif. | p-value | ||
Public Health System | Physician (€) | 206.44 | 130.58 | (203.88–209) | 207.96 | 160.31 | (203.52–212.41) | 204.92 | 91.68 | (202.37–207.46) | 3.05 | 0.244 |
Administrative (€) | 15.76 | 9.67 | (15.57–15.95) | 14.74 | 11.36 | (14.42–15.05) | 16.78 | 7.47 | (16.57–16.99) | −2.04 | < 0.001 | |
Staff costs (Physician + Administrative) (€) | 222.20 | 140.13 | (219.45–224.95) | 222.70 | 171.67 | (217.94–227.46) | 221.70 | 99.03 | (218.95–224.44) | 1.00 | 0.720 | |
Transport in ambulance (€) | 65.90 | 88.92 | (64.16–67.64) | 70.24 | 88.88 | (67.77–72.7) | 61.56 | 88.75 | (59.1–64.02) | 1.78 | < 0.001 | |
Consultation room (€) | 7.06 | 5.67 | (6.95–7.17) | 9.02 | 6.95 | (8.82–9.21) | 5.10 | 2.87 | (5.02–5.18) | 3.91 | < 0.001 | |
Total PHS costs (€) | 295.16 | 171.38 | (291.8–298.52) | 301.95 | 201.34 | (296.37–307.53) | 288.36 | 134.59 | (284.63–292.09) | 13.59 | < 0.001 | |
Patients and relatives | Informal transport (€) | 47.86 | 54.14 | (46.8–48.92) | 60.64 | 69.11 | (58.72–62.55) | 35.08 | 27.56 | (34.31–35.84) | 25.56 | < 0.001 |
Lost income (€) | 68.74 | 88.61 | (67.01–70.48) | 76.01 | 103.28 | (73.14–78.87) | 61.48 | 70.25 | (59.53–63.43) | 14.53 | < 0.001 | |
Total patients’ costs (€) | 116.60 | 125.85 | (114.13–119.07) | 136.64 | 153.12 | (132.4–140.89) | 96.56 | 86.20 | (94.17–98.95) | 40.09 | < 0.001 | |
Total Costs |  | 411.76 | 266.17 | (406.54–416.97) | 438.60 | 324.29 | (429.6–447.59) | 384.92 | 187.35 | (379.72–390.11) | 53.68 | < 0.001 |