Table 5 Patient costs over the 3 months preceding the first questionnaire completed – totals and by EDSS score
From: Health utilities and costs for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
|
Total costs Mean (95% CR) |
EDSS ≤ 4.0 Mean (95% CR) |
4.5 ≤ EDSS ≤ 6.5 Mean (95% CR) |
7.0 ≤ EDSS ≤ 7.5 Mean (95% CR) |
8.0 ≤ EDSS ≤ 9.5 Mean (95% CR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel |
£69 (£49–£89) |
£43 (£14–£84) |
£68 (£13–102) |
£56 (£3–£110) |
£157 (£89–218) |
| Patient Costs |
£704 (£217–£1511) | – |
£366 (£33–£1113) |
£162 (£2–£324) |
£4898 (£1030–£12,984) |
| GP Practice |
£154 (£124–£197) |
£93 (£49–£143) |
£151 (£110–£199 |
£225 (£111–£437) |
£259 (£153–£419) |
| Other contacts |
£55 (£33–£98) |
£12 (£4–£23) |
£36 (£19–£67) |
£33 (£0–£75) |
£269 (£89–539) |
| Tests |
£78 (£61–£104) |
£70 (£31–£120) |
£78 (£55–£113) |
£102 (£29–£189) |
£241 (£124–£372) |
| Medications |
£607 (£208–£1459) |
£89 (£44–£180) |
£1135 (£289–£3422) |
£216 (£96–£412) |
£408 (£112–£917) |
| A&E attendances |
£70 (£44–122) |
£23 (£0–£67) |
£70 (£35–£117) |
£160 (£0–£366) |
£116 (£15–291) |
| Hospital out-patients |
£318 (£245–£420) |
£212 (£125–£323) |
£322 (£201–£426) |
£482 (£270–£957) |
£428 (£179–921) |
| Hospital in-patient stay |
£3954 (£509–£9221) |
£23 (£0–£90) |
£1436 (£22–£3778) |
£4670 (£0–£13,829) |
£25,951 (£0–£71,746) |
| Total cost |
£5623 (£2096–£12,156) |
£562 (£381–£812) |
£3674 (£1813–£6347) |
£6106 (£923–£20,562) |
£32,717 (£2888–£98,568) |