Table 6 Cost of care (for 3 months) based on retrospective data (n = 93)
| Â | Percent | Mean | SD | Range | Skewness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct medical cost* | 13.1% | 1,050.5 | 1,767.5 | 83.9–14070.8 | 5.24 |
   Hospitalization | 43.5% | 457.0 | 1714.7 | 0.0–13,865.6 | 6.07 |
   Prescription drugs | 23.8% | 250.3 | 119.6 | 26.9–778.6 | 1.27 |
   Medical aids | 18.9% | 198.5 | 408.0 | 0.0–3,236.4 | 5.02 |
   Physician | 12.7% | 133.0 | 232.4 | 0.0–1726.0 | 5.12 |
   Non-prescription drug | 0.8% | 8.1 | 51.1 | 0.0–470.7 | 8.45 |
   Courses | 0.2% | 2.0 | 11.2 | 0.0–77.2 | 5.74 |
   Alternative care | 0.1% | 1.5 | 9.2 | 0.0–76.7 | 7.08 |
Non-medical cost* | 2.6% | 212.2 | 357.7 | 0.0–2,112.4 | 3.52 |
   Services (paid/unpaid) | 52.4% | 111.2 | 341.1 | 0.0–2,036.9 | 4.08 |
   Activities | 20.3% | 43.2 | 41.8 | 0.0–196.2 | 0.56 |
   Additional cost for diet | 18.7% | 39.6 | 87.9 | 0.0–385.8 | 2.40 |
   Travel expenses | 8.6% | 18.2 | 40.9 | 0.0–277.8 | 3.76 |
Indirect cost* | 84.2% | 6,754.0 | 8,433.5 | 0.0–2,1673.7 | 0.77 |
   Time off work for physician visits | 0.3% | 18.6 | 53.8 | 0.0–273.4 | 3.10 |
   Time off work | 99.7% | 6,735.5 | 8,434.9 | 0.0–21,804.5 | 0.77 |
Total cost | 100.0% | 8,016.8 | 9,122.5 | 83.9–34,522.0 | 0.85 |