Table 3 Annual healthcare resource use/patient at baseline (during the 12 ± 2 months before the enrollment), and throughout the following 12 months in the overall sample

Hospitalizations

0.09 (±0.01)

0.04 (±0.01)

−0.05 (±0.01)

<0.001

GP visits

0.86 (±0.06)

0.33 (±0.03)

−0.53 (±0.06)

< 0.001

Specialist visits

0.88 (±0.04)

0.98 (±0.04)

0.10 (±0.06)

0.001

Rescue medication (courses of steroids, antibiotics, and other rescue drugs)

0.65 (±0.05)

0.46 (±0.04)

−0.19 (±0.06)

< 0.001