Co-intervention, medication, aids, additional medical consumption were also registered.
Co-interventions, medication, aids, additional medical consumption, recurrence of complaints, return to gainful employment and a possible subsequent pregnancy were also registered.
Used in this way they could assist health professionals to identify individual patients' need for education, regimen simplification, medication assistance or medication aids [ 44].
The informants stated it is important to receive the right medication, aids, X-ray or sometimes an operation is the only solution.
Direct costs were identified via national treatment guidelines and expert interviews covering in-patient, out-patient, medication, aids and remedies as well as out of pocket payments.
Firstly, EM may influence normal intake behavior because patients cannot use medication aids like pill organizers as usual and, at the same time, be electronically monitored [ 4].
Physical activities like walking and exercises, combined with an adequate use of medication, aids and appliances, are essential to guarantee success in the present study on patients with CRPS-1.
Included cost categories are costs of consultations with the general practitioner, the nursing home physician and medical specialists, hospitalizations and admissions to the medical department of the nursing home and use of medication and medical aid.
Costs for medication and medical aids were valued using standard prices [ 33].
The costs of medication and medical aids are estimated on the basis of prices recommended by the Royal Dutch Society of Pharmacy [ 35] and the Health Care Insurance Board [ 34, 36].
