Costs
According to Table 2, the mean of DMC in DCT group ($ 874.6) was lower
than inpatient group ($ 1151.5). A significant difference was observed
in DMC between two groups (p <0.01). Besides, the mean of DNMC
in DCT group ($ 18.7) was lower than inpatient group ($ 27.0) and the
difference between the mean total costs for patients and their
companions food in two groups was $ 9 and a significant difference was
seen between two groups (p <0.01). The total mean of IC,
including the days absent from work and lost productivity for patients
and their companions in the DCT group ($ 21.7) was lower than in the
inpatient group ($ 49.3). Thus, in general, the results showed that in
DCT group, DMC, DNMC and IC were all lower than inpatient group. The
total average cost in DCT group ($ 915.1) was also significantly lower
than inpatient group ($ 1227.9).