Skip to main content

Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted differences in costs (ā‚¬) for caregivers and patients after 12 months of follow-up

From: The cost-effectiveness of a family meetings intervention to prevent depression and anxiety in family caregivers of patients with dementia: a randomized trial

Cost category

Intervention (n = 96)

Usual care (n = 96)

Unadjusted difference

95% CI*

Adjusted difference**

95% CI*

M (SD)

M (SD)

Caregiver

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒAmbulatory care

842 (103)

1,110 (124)

-268

-571; 20

-335

-663; -28***

ā€ƒDay treatment and admissions

854 (454)

1,074 (436)

-220

-1371; 1081

-107

-1327; 1272

ā€ƒHome care and other support

751 (171)

1,253 (247)

-502

-1151; 7

-438

-1015; 57

ā€ƒAbsenteeism

1,133 (640)

691 (458)

442

-742; 2058

57

-1366; 1436

ā€ƒMedication

271 (48)

389 (57)

-118

-266; 19

-94

-259; 48

ā€ƒIntervention

129 (10)

0

129

110; 147***

129

109; 149***

ā€ƒTotal caregiver

3,979 (884)

4,517 (876)

-538

-2976; 1681

-788

-3529; 1439

Patient

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒAmbulatory care

1,057 (115)

1,016 (126)

41

-274; 328

-81

-438; 221

ā€ƒDay treatment and admissions

18,388 (2639)

17,124 (2735)

1264

-6122; 8436

1208

-6017; 8620

ā€ƒHome care and other support

1,451 (425)

1,581 (482)

-130

-1362; 1121

-109

-1439; 1177

ā€ƒMedication

1,097 (131)

1,106 (102)

-9

-284; 308

-98

-374; 182

ā€ƒInformal care

51,860 (4585)

49,858 (4065)

2002

-10082; 13877

4017

-8541; 16715

ā€ƒTotal patient

73,854 (6106)

70,684 (5706)

3170

-13398; 19776

4936

-11808; 21750

Total patient- caregiver dyad

77,832 (6384)

75,201 (5997)

2631

-14520; 20118

4149

-13371; 21956

  1. *95% CI obtained by bias corrected and accelerated bootstrapping.
  2. **Cost differences adjusted for variables that differed significantly between intervention and usual care group at baseline (age caregiver, age patient, HADS anxiety score).
  3. ***Indicates a statistically significant difference between the intervention and usual care group.