Absolute numbers and accumulated costs (€) per category of use of healthcare resources and absenteeism from work, and total costs (€) per group. Data are based on information derived from completed cost diaries only
| Type of use | Intervention (n = 17) | Control (n = 22) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Cost | Amount | Cost | |
| Direct healthcare costs | ||||
| General practice (No of visits) | 6 | 99.60 | 10 | 166.00 |
| General practice (No of phone consultations) | 1 | 8.17 | 1 | 8.17 |
| Physiotherapist (No of visits) | 38 | 689.70 | 23 | 416.45 |
| Sports physician (No of visits) | 3 | 49.80 | 4 | 66.40 |
| Medical specialist (No of visits) | 7 | 285.95 | 1 | 40.85 |
| Alternative therapist (No of visits) | – | – | 2 | 54.40 |
| Radiograph/cast | 3 | 150.00 | 5 | 250.00 |
| Emergency room (No of visits) | 3 | 150.00 | 4 | 200.00 |
| Drugs | 36.94 | 75.15 | ||
| Medical devices | ||||
| Tape (No of rolls) | 9 | 27.00 | 13 | 39.00 |
| Brace | 5 | 339.45 | – | – |
| Crutches (No of times rented) | 1 | 15.00 | 1 | 15.00 |
| Indirect costs | ||||
| Absenteeism from paid work (days) | 41 | 3447.61 | 51 | 2629.51 |
| Absenteeism from unpaid work (hours) | 174 | 1381.56 | 655 | 5200.70 |
| Total costs | 6680.78 | 9161.63 | ||