Table 3 The cost comparison between the intervention group and the control group

Medical costs

 Direct medical costs

–

10,132 (8746.70–11,518.22)

–

 Pharmacy costs

1001.83 (862.88–1140.79)

1112.76 (904.64–1320.88)

0.365

Total direct costs

1001.83 (862.88–1004.44)

11,245.22 (9795.93–12,694.51)

< 0.001

Nonmedical Costs

 Time cost of caregivers

1522.40 (1087.36–1957.44)

2760.00 (2144.39–3375.61)

0.097

 Time cost of patients

2484.00 (1929.95–3038.05)

1370.16 (978.62–1761.70)

0.097

 Travel costs

629.33 (303.94–954.72)

–

–

 Human cost of volunteers

2912.00 (2611.15–3212.85)

130.13 (103.63–156.64)

< 0.001

 Cost of training and materials

18.20 (15.66–20.74)

17.87 (15.20–20.54)

0.801

 Administrative costs

1456.00 (1305.58–1606.42)

65.07 (51.81–78.32)

< 0.001

Total Nonmedical costs

4024.32 (3181.34–4867.30)

5629.95 (4546.18–6713.73)

0.032

Total costs

8889.76 (7801.97–9977.55)

15,675.81 (13,561.09–17,790.54)

< 0.001