Table 4 Direct and indirect 1-year cost in € per patient with cluster headache
From: The economic and personal burden of cluster headache: a controlled cross-sectional study
| Episodic cluster headache (n = 253) | Chronic cluster headache (n = 146) | All (n = 400) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct cost | |||
|
Oxygen, €/year, mean (SD) Recipients |
297 (317) N = 152 |
961 (495) N = 117 |
542 (506) N = 270 |
|
Triptans, €/year, mean (SD) Recipients |
1,709 (4,349) N = 128 |
5,470 (13,467) N = 84 |
3,077 (9,008) N = 234 |
|
General practitioners, €/year, mean (SD) Recipients |
35 (76) N = 113 |
72 (162) N = 72 |
49 (116) N = 185 |
|
Acute medicine, €/year, mean (SD) Recipients |
28 (100) N = 32 |
190 (1229) N = 27 |
87 (749) N = 59 |
|
Neurologist, €/year, mean (SD) Recipients |
38 (94) N = 60 |
68 (158) N = 50 |
49 (122) N = 110 |
|
Hospital outpatient clinic, €/year, mean (SD) Recipients |
352 (738) N = 88 |
767 (1,186) N = 78 |
503 (947) N = 166 |
|
Hospital admittance, €/year, mean (SD) Recipients |
303 (12,01) N = 24 |
1,630 (4,601) N = 30 |
871 (3,427) N = 55 |
| Total annual direct cost per patient in €, mean (SD) | 2,763 (4,741) | 9,158 (14,237) | 5,178 (9,980) |
| Difference: 6,395, p < 0.001 | |||
| Indirect cost | |||
|
Sick days, €/year, mean (SD) Recipients |
1,337 (3,924) N = 90 |
5,345 (15,248) N = 30 |
2,797 (9,898) N = 120 |
|
Disability pension, €/year, mean (SD) Recipients |
2,221 (7,229) N = 23 |
6,464 (11,384) N = 40 |
3,764 (9,182) N = 63 |
| Total annual indirect cost per patient in €, mean (SD) | 3,558 (7,855) €/year | 11,809 (17,104) | 6,561 (1,2696) |
| Difference: 8,240, p < 0.001 | |||
| Total annual cost per patient in €, mean (SD) | 6,321 (9,928) | 20,967 (23,051) | 11,739 (17,507) |