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Table 3 Crude comparison of costs (AUD at 2020) accrued over the intervention follow-up between delivery modes

From: The Effectiveness of Exercise Physiology Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pragmatic Cohort Study

Cost domain

Any delivery (n = 62)

In-person delivery only (n = 32)

Telehealth delivery only (n = 9)

Combination of telehealth and in-person delivery (n = 21)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Department Veteran Affairs benefits paid

6.47 (50.98)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

12.54 (70.96)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

Medical Benefits Scheme benefits paid

79.95 (225.82)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

82.62 (230.73)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

110.16 (263.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

National Disability Insurance Scheme benefits paid

145.44 (808.23)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

429.40 (1365.41)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

Direct resource costs

824.08 (499.89)

787.50 (425.25, 1149.75)

708.75 (330.67)

661.50 (441.00, 1008.00)

714.00 (692.28)

504.00 (0.00, 1228.50)

1047.00 (567.52)

882.00 (7630.00, 1480.50)

Total costsa

1055.95 (1089.64)

882.00 (441.00, 1260.00)

803.91 (417.04)

756.00 (441.00, 1008.00)

714.00 (692.28)

504.00 (0.00, 1228.50)

1586.56 (1646.24)

1260.00 (630.00, 1771.56)

  1. aTotal cost includes the sum of all costs: Department of Veteran Affairs benefits paid, Medical Benefits Scheme benefits paid, National Disability Insurance Scheme benefits paid and direct resource cost