Table 2 Mean costs per year of patients with BPD
Type of service | Mean quantity | Mean cost (2014 prices), € | SD cost (2014 prices), € | Percentage of total direct medical costs | Subjects using the service, N | Valid N | Missings | Subjects using the service, (% of valid N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct medical costs per year | ||||||||
 General practitioner | 10.16 | 312.70 | 636.93 | 2.3 | 141 | 322 | 81 | 43.8 |
 Company doctor | 2.07 | 63.56 | 163.38 | .5 | 56 | 308 | 95 | 18.2 |
 Physiotherapist | 3.54 | 140.26 | 644.45 | 1.0 | 30 | 317 | 86 | 9.5 |
 Alternative health practitioner | 2.15 | 116.45 | 772.13 | .9 | 21 | 320 | 83 | 6.6 |
 Domestic help | 44.34 | 704.33 | 3235.95 | 5.3 | 47 | 339 | 64 | 13.9 |
 Self help group | 4.7 | 271.76 | 1732.54 | 2.0 | 19 | 315 | 88 | 6.0 |
 Social worker | 3.55 | 253.46 | 960.62 | 1.9 | 47 | 315 | 88 | 14.9 |
 Substance abuse outpatient care | 1.29 | 39.53 | 286.92 | .3 | 18 | 319 | 84 | 5.6 |
 Outpatient mental health care | 13.24 | 2488.36 | 5589.44 | 18.6 | 113 | 288 | 115 | 39.2 |
 Psychiatric practice | 9.8 | 947.85 | 2175.99 | 7.1 | 95 | 296 | 107 | 32.1 |
 Outpatient clinic | 2.84 | 359.08 | 1453.43 | 2.7 | 36 | 310 | 93 | 11.6 |
 Day hospital care | 10.39 | 1880.12 | 6779.94 | 14.0 | 44 | 314 | 89 | 14.0 |
 Inpatient health care | 11.4 | 5239.60 | 27586.25 | 39.1 | 28 | 314 | 89 | 8.9 |
 Medical specialist | 1.94 | 153.48 | 510.58 | 1.1 | 41 | 313 | 90 | 13.1 |
 Medication | NA | 434.48 | 634.35 | 3.2 | 82 | 109 | 294 | 75.2 |
  Total |  | 13405.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indirect costs per year | ||||||||
 Absence from worka | 84.14 | 2502.54 | 10005.20 | 72.0 | 41 | 317 | 86 | 12.9 |
 Reduced efficiency at worka | 17.3 | 467.24 | 2951.80 | 13.4 | 16 | 283 | 120 | 5.7 |
 Difficulties with nonpaying jobs | 36.73 | 504.63 | 1466.64 | 14.5 | 44 | 241 | 162 | 18.3 |
  Total |  | 3474.41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |