Table 5 Total health costs per patient and year in subgroups (Euro)
From: Health costs in anthroposophic therapy users: a two-year prospective cohort study
Pre-study year | 0–12 months | 12–24 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | |
Age groups | |||||||
0–19 years | 176 | 1372 | ± 5177 | 1416 | ± 3121 | 967 | ± 1056 |
20–39 years | 201 | 3296 | ± 5889 | 3109 | ± 4575 | 3272 | ± 7356 |
40–59 years | 269 | 4254 | ± 7390 | 4646 | ± 9607 | 3337 | ± 5225 |
60–75 years | 71 | 3323 | ± 6101 | 3433 | ± 4384 | 3651 | ± 5884 |
AM therapy groups | |||||||
Eurythmy | 339 | 3079 | ± 6563 | 3413 | ± 6101 | 2723 | ± 4786 |
Art therapy | 136 | 3898 | ± 7417 | 3706 | ± 10147 | 2599 | ± 3660 |
Rhythmical massage | 60 | 2601 | ± 3236 | 3845 | ± 6346 | 3300 | ± 4197 |
Medical | 182 | 3046 | ± 6244 | 2614 | ± 4762 | 2804 | ± 7764 |
All patients | 717 | 3186 | ± 6447 | 3302 | 6798 | 2768 | ± 5483 |