Results
Three hundred thirty patients were eligible for the final investigation, which were well balanced between the groups (163 patients from the intervention group and 167 patients from the control group). Out of the 167 control group patients, 40.12% were males while in the intervention group, 46.01% were males. The mean age of the participants was 77.36 ± 6.60 and 76.19 ± 6.12 in the control group and intervention group, respectively. As shown in Table 
Baseline characteristicsWhen comparing the various cost indicators, no significant difference was found between the two groups. The total costs of health care utilization were at comparable levels in T
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Accordingly, no significant effect of group membership at TWhen analyzing different cost indicators at T
Analysis of cost indicators at TThe analysis of potential confounders showed that group (Intervention vs. control group, p = 0.600), age (p = 0.499) and sex (p = 0.506) did not impact 3-month costs of care. The level of care, however, had a major impact on the 3-month costs of care. As shown in Fig. 
Analysis of potential confounders at T