From: Health costs in anthroposophic therapy users: a two-year prospective cohort study
Item | Pre-study year | 0–12 months | 12–24 months | |||||||
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Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | Median difference (95%-CI) from pre-study year | P-value | Mean | ± SD | Median difference (95%-CI) from pre-study year | P-value | |
AM therapy sessions | 1.58 | ± 5.84 | 12.66 | ± 12.70 | +14.49 (13.50 to 15.00) | < 0.001 | 5.10 | ± 10.72 | +6.59 (5.39 to 7.50) | < 0.001 |
AM medicines per day | 0.44 | ± 0.80 | 0.73 | ± 0.88 | +0.28 (0.23 to 0.34) | < 0.001 | 0.43 | ± 0.74 | +0.01 (-0.03 to +0.05) | 0.647 |
Non-AM medicines per day | 0.69 | ± 0.99 | 0.77 | ± 1.03 | +0.05 (0.01 to 0.09) | 0.015 | 0.66 | ± 0.96 | -0.03 (-0.07 to +0.02) | 0.203 |
Physician and dentist visits | 18.30 | ± 19.93 | 18.41 | ± 16.45 | +0.69 (0.00 to +0.50) | 0.047 | 17.45 | ± 36.42 | -1.45 (-2.00 to -0.50) | 0.003 |
Paraclinical investigations | 1.08 | ± 1.65 | 0.92 | ± 2.03 | -0.50 (-0.50 to 0.00) | < 0.001 | 0.83 | ± 1.57 | -0.30 (-0.58 to -0.27) | < 0.001 |
Psychotherapy sessions | 3.19 | ± 12.96 | 3.76 | ± 11.02 | +2.00 (0.43 to 4.00) | 0.027 | 3.75 | ± 10.69 | +2.34 (1.67 to 2.86) | < 0.001 |
Hospital days | 4.07 | ± 15.65 | 2.92 | ± 15.76 | -2.00 (-4.24 to 0.00) | 0.035 | 2.29 | ± 11.84 | -1.55 (-3.00 to -0.05) | 0.037 |
Rehabilitation days | 1.97 | ± 8.06 | 1.79 | ± 7.31 | -0.50 (-3.50 to +7.00) | 0.598 | 1.26 | ± 5.54 | -0.62 (-0.69 to 0.56) | 0.004 |
Physiotherapy sessions | 9.09 | ± 20.40 | 10.65 | ± 26.18 | +1.00 (-0.55 to +4.00) | 0.232 | 10.93 | ± 26.08 | +1.91 (-0.20 to +4.00) | 0.092 |
Sick leave days* | 27.92 | ± 57.96 | 28.43 | ± 69.02 | -2.07 (-6.00 to +1.50 | 0.209 | 28.44 | ± 64.85 | -0.50 (-4.50 to +3.00) | 0.614 |