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Table 7 Mean medical and non-medical costs per 6 months measured at patient level at intake and follow up (N = 125).

From: Implementing cognitive behavior therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome in mental health care: a costs and outcomes analysis

 

Intake

Follow up

 

Mean

SD

Median

Mean

SD

Median

Medical costs

      

GP

€ 63

€ 67

€ 41

€ 41

€ 40

€ 41

Medical specialist

€ 77

€ 103

€ 0

€ 58

€ 95

€ 0

Physiotherapist

€ 87

€ 202

€ 0

€ 62

€ 181

€ 0

Psychologist

€ 125

€ 377

€ 0

€ 50

€ 172

€ 0

Psychiatrist

€ 18

€ 107

€ 0

€ 18

€ 95

€ 0

Home care

€ 589

€ 1629

€ 0

€ 498

€ 1235

€ 0

Hospitalisation

€ 134

€ 720

€ 0

€ 67

€ 509

€ 0

Prescribed medicine

€ 19

€ 50

€ 3

€ 16

€ 52

€ 3

Non medical costs

      

Alternative med. pr.

€ 56

€ 114

€ 0

€ 39

€ 94

€ 0

Non prescr. medicine

€ 52

€ 121

€ 0

€ 25

€ 53

€ 0

Informal homecare

€ 1109

€ 2322

€ 0

€ 927

€ 1573

€ 0

Travelling costs

€ 32

€ 32

€ 23

€ 21

€ 28

€ 11

Total medical costs

€ 1112

€ 2258

€ 362

€ 810

€ 1350

€ 241

Total non-medical costs

€ 1249

€ 2396

€ 112

€ 1012

€ 1822

€ 72