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Table 5 Average costs in Euros per patient year per perspective used for the two treatment groups (SD)

From: Cost-effectiveness of monitoring glaucoma patients in shared care: an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial

 

GFU

Usual Care

P-value

Hospital perspective

   

Hospital visits (including GDx ECC)

111.93 (50.93)

133.17 (50.44)

0.000

Other tests (HFA, refraction, pachymetry, etc.)

20.66 (47.03)

24.18 (48.72)

0.001

Laser treatment related to glaucoma

0.18 (2.54)

0.57 (5.18)

0.258

Glaucoma surgery

2.84 (40.35)

1.72 (34.90)

0.558

Asking advice

3.24 (5.35)

1.78 (5.13)

0.000

Total hospital costs per patient year

138.85 (89.30)

161.43 (86.88)

0.000

Patient perspective

   

Patient costs per visit

   

Travelling costs of patient and accompaniment

8.26 (11.83)

8.19 (12.10)

0.966

Time costs of patient and accompaniment

40.58 (28.87)

47.51 (34.36)

0.000

Total patient costs per patient per visit

48.83 (33.68)

55.70 (37.88)

0.000

Patient costs per patient year

   

Travelling costs of patient and accompaniment

13.04 (17.16)

12.70 (17.87)

0.488

Time costs of patient and accompaniment

66.62 (50.20)

75.17 (61.37)

0.088

Total patient costs per patient year

79.66 (58.51)

87.87 (68.17)

0.143

Health care perspective

   

Hospital costs

138.85 (89.30)

161.43 (86.88)

0.000

Medication costs

91.54 (101.37)

89.82 (100.53)

0.867

Total health care costs per patient year

230.39 (154.57)

251.26 (146.02)

0.004

Societal perspective

   

Hospital costs

138.85 (89.30)

161.43 (86.88)

0.000

Patient costs

79.66 (58.51)

87.87 (68.15)

0.143

Medication costs

91.54 (101.37)

89.82 (100.53)

0.867

Total societal costs per patient year

310.05 (181.86)

339.13 (180.39)

0.009

  1. SD = Standard Deviation; GFU = Glaucoma Follow-up Unit; GDx ECC = Nerve Fiber Analyser Enhanced Corneal Compensation; HFA = Humphrey Field Analyser.