Resource type | Intervention group Mean (SD; n) | Proportion of total costs | Control group Mean (SD; n) | Proportion of total costs | Adjusted difference(95% CI)† | Effect size‡ |
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*Table includes all utilisation accounting for >1% of total costs. | ||||||
†Values adjusted for baseline utilisation, gender and age. | ||||||
‡Effect size based on adjusted difference in means divided by the pooled standard deviation. Positive effect size represents favourable outcome for intervention. | ||||||
§Includes expenditure such as dietary supplements, gym classes, yoga and exercise, equipment and house alterations. | ||||||
¶Includes Expert Patients Programme staff salaries and expenses, travel expenses, assessment and quality assurance, venue hire, consumables and other materials. | ||||||
Inpatient days | 0.80 (5.31; 246) | 12.9% | 1.59 (5.81; 272) | 28.9% | −0.75 (−1.71 to 0.21) | 0.13 |
Medication costs | £426 (785; 243) | 22.3% | £450 (933; 267) | 23.2% | −0.06 (−108.4 to 108.3) | 0.00 |
Number of outpatient appointments | 2.73 (6.30; 248) | 14.4% | 2.91 (5.07; 273) | 15.2% | −0.06 (−1.01 to 0.89) | 0.01 |
General Practitioner visits (surgery) | 3.36 (3.09; 246) | 3.7% | 3.44 (3.44; 269) | 3.7% | −0.03 (−0.54 to 0.48) | 0.01 |
Patient out-of pocket expenditure§ | £493 (1278; 235) | 25.8% | £378 (964; 263) | 19.5% | 119.4 (−73.8 to 312.6) | −0.11 |
Intervention costs¶ | £250 (0; 248) | 13.1% | £0 (0; 0) | 0% | NA | NA |
Number of day case appointments | 0.91 (2.96; 247) | 4.6% | 1.33 (3.39; 272) | 6.5% | −0.43 (−0.98 to 0.12) | 0.13 |
Number of counsellor visits | 0.64 (2.91; 237) | 1.1% | 0.60 (2.78; 268) | 1.0% | 0.06 (−0.34 to 0.46) | −0.02 |