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Health care costs and changes in subjective health-related quality of life among Finnish adolescents referred to secondary psychiatric out-patient services: a one-year follow-up study Cover

Health care costs and changes in subjective health-related quality of life among Finnish adolescents referred to secondary psychiatric out-patient services: a one-year follow-up study

Open Access
|May 2023

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FIGURE 1.

Mean 16D score difference of the patients (n = 137) at baseline and 12 months compared to gender-adjusted controls (n = 373).
Mean 16D score difference of the patients (n = 137) at baseline and 12 months compared to gender-adjusted controls (n = 373).

FIGURE 2.

Mean 16D score difference of the patients with Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (n = 37) at baseline and 12 months compared to gender-adjusted controls (n = 373).
Mean 16D score difference of the patients with Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (n = 37) at baseline and 12 months compared to gender-adjusted controls (n = 373).

FIGURE 3.

Mean 16D score difference of the patients with Mood disorders (n = 35) at baseline and 12 months compared to gender-adjusted controls (n = 373).
Mean 16D score difference of the patients with Mood disorders (n = 35) at baseline and 12 months compared to gender-adjusted controls (n = 373).

FIGURE 4.

Mean 16D score difference of the patients with Neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders (n = 34) at baseline and 12 months compared to gender-adjusted controls (n = 373).
Mean 16D score difference of the patients with Neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders (n = 34) at baseline and 12 months compared to gender-adjusted controls (n = 373).

Direct secondary care treatment costs during the 12-month follow-up in three psychiatric diagnostic categories (from the perspective of the service provider)_

VariableBehavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occuring in childhood or adolescence (F90-98) n = 37Mood disorders (F30-39) n = 35Neurotic, stress-related, and somatoformic disorders (F40-49) n = 34All (F90-98, F30-39, F 40-49) n = 106
Age at baseline, mean (SD)13.4 (0.61)13.9 (0.65)14.0 (0.61)13.9 (0.66)
Gender, female: n (%)19 (51.4)28 (80.0)26 (76.5)73 (68.9)
Total cost, 12-month follow-up
    Median total cost, patient € [IQR]5091 [2177-7413]6618 [3320-9019]4955 [1549-7548]5167 [2229-7993]
    Mean total cost per patient € (SD)7398 (9898)16194 (27589)7019 (10770)10180 (18290)
Costs related to psychiatric treatment out of total treatment costs (%)88.996.195.094.1
Distribution of costs, unit: mean (SD) [%]
    Outpatient care, visit15.4 (10.9) [52.5]24.4 (17.6) [34.7]19.6 (15.1) [64.8]19.7 (15.1) [45.9]
    Inpatient care, day0.1 (0.4) [31.5]0.6 (1.3)[63.7]0.2 (0.7) [31.4]0.3 (0.9) [48.4]
    Rehabilitation services, visit2.3 (4.6) [15.9]0.3 (1.7) [1.5]0.4 (1.9) [2.6]1.0 (3.2) [5.4]
    Outsourced services, visit0.1 (0.2) [0.06]00.2 (0.8) [1]0.1 (0.5) [0.2]
    Outsourced secondary health care services, visit000.1 (0.5) [0.1]0.03 (0.3) [0.02]
    Interpretation services, visit00.03 (0.2)0.03 (0.2)0.02 (0.1) [0.02]
    Assistive equipments, visit0.3 (2.0) [0.01]0.3 (2.0)00.2 (1.6) [0.03]
Language: English
Page range: 34 - 43
Published on: May 6, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2023 Anne Rissanen, Risto Roine, Mauri Marttunen, Harri Sintonen, Nina Lindberg, published by Psychiatric Research Unit
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