Table 2 Cost of illness (COI)
From: Costs of illness in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): a cross-sectional survey in Germany
Mean annual costs in € (95% CI) | Ratio of total COI (percent) | |
|---|---|---|
Direct medical costs | 28,087 (20,911-35,263) | 35.9 |
Formal care | 8888 (2601-15,174) | 11.4 |
Further therapies | 7629 (6610-8649) | 9.7 |
Hospitalisation | 4568 (2991-6145) | 5.8 |
Supportive devices | 2785 (2032-3538) | 3.6 |
Drugs | 2190 (1971 − 2409) | 2.8 |
Inpatient rehabilitation | 885 (607–1162) | 1.1 |
Outpatient physician consultations | 612 (515–710) | 0.8 |
Surgery | 189 (114–263) | 0.2 |
Outpatient hospital consultations | 180 (140–220) | 0.2 |
Psychological support | 161 (29–293) | 0.2 |
Direct non-medical costs | 38,412 (31,695-45,130) | 49.1 |
Informal care | 36,152 (29,621-42,683) | 46.2 |
Constructional alterations | 1871 (1123-2618) | 2.4 |
Travel expenses | 353 (270–436) | 0.5 |
Legal support | 9 (1–18) | 0.0 |
Other costs | 27 (24–31) | 0.0 |
Indirect costs | 11,757 (8232-15,282) | 15.0 |
Total COI | 78,256 (66,583-89,929) | 100.0 |