Costs | Use of resource | Mean cost in € (SD) | Percentage of total cost | |
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Direct medical costs | Visits to health services, mean (SD); median (P25, P75) | 703.40 (785.64) | 12.3% | |
Primary care center | 3.3 (5.8); 2 (0, 4) | |||
Psychiatrist | 5.02 (6.0); 4 (2, 6) | |||
Another specialist a | 1.59 (3.5); 0 (0, 2) | |||
Hospital admissions, mean (SD) | 95.42 (958.49) | 1.7% | ||
Visits to emergency departments | 0.3 (0.8) | |||
Number of admissions | 0.01 (0.1) | |||
Days admitted | 0.02 (0.2) | |||
Stays in day hospital | 0.54 (6.0) | |||
Diagnostic tests, mean (SD) | 98.43 (205.46) | 1.7% | ||
Hemogram | 0.46 (0.8) | |||
Clinical chemistry | 0.47 (0.9) | |||
Urinalysis | 0.16 (0.7) | |||
NMR | 0.08 (0.4) | |||
EEG | 0.09 (0.3) | |||
ECG | 0.2 (0.4) | |||
CT scan | 0.01 (0.1) | |||
Evoked potentials | 0.01 (0.1) | |||
Pharmacotherapy,b n (%) | 889.77 (674.72) | 15.5% | ||
MPH OROS | 210 (65.4) | |||
MPH pellets | 72 (22.4) | |||
MPH IR | 82 (25.5) | |||
Atomoxetine | 59 (18.4) | |||
Clonidine | 3 (0.9) | |||
Other | 37 (11.5) | |||
Non-pharmacological treatment, n (%) | 1561.14 (2768.53) | 27.2% | ||
Educational psychologist | 120 (37.4) | |||
Psychologist | 105 (32.7) | |||
Direct non-medical costs | Transportation to treatment center,c n (%) | 101.88 (182.89) | 1.8% | |
Walking | 27 (8.4) | |||
Private car | 223 (69.5) | |||
Taxi | 2 (0.6) | |||
Public transport | 68 (21.2) | |||
Total direct costs | 3450.04 (3370.92) | 60.2% | ||
Indirect costs | Caregiving, hours/day, mean (SD) | 4.6 (2.5) | 1488.16 (5141.73) | 26.0% |
Caregiving, days/week, mean (SD) | 4.9 (1.7) | |||
Sick leave, days, mean (SD)d | 2.55 (45.7) | <1.0% | ||
Total sick leave | 8.5 (2.12) | |||
Leave due to ADHD | 5 (7.1) | |||
Time spent at medical visitsd | 791.89 (625) | 13.8% | ||
Total indirect costs | 2282.60 (5391.28) | 39.8% | ||
Total costs | 5732.64 (7211.39) | 100% |