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Table 4 Cost per patient by treatment arm (£ Pound sterling)

From: A patient-initiated treatment model for blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm: a randomized controlled trial

 

Control

Intervention

Mean difference

95% CI of the difference

p

M

SD

% of cost per case

M

SD

% of cost per case

Primary care

19.15

35.56

1.86

13.37

24.43

1.61

−5.78

−16.62

5.06

0.30

General Practitioner

11.73

29.06

1.14

10.87

21.99

1.31

−0.86

−9.94

8.22

0.85

Other community services

3.63

8.88

0.35

2.50

7.47

0.30

−1.13

−3.93

1.85

0.48

Secondary care

801.73

111.16

77.75

608.10

111.16

73.07

−193.63

−521.78

134.53

0.25

Nurse-led clinica

260.69

150.66

25.28

216.10

156.98

25.97

−44.59

− 102.60

13.42

0.13

Other outpatient services

75.78

111.16

7.35

73.19

108.48

8.79

−2.60

−44.76

39.57

0.90

Inpatient stays

488.42

1184.02

47.36

308.21

839.69

37.03

− 180.21

− 538.17

177.76

0.32

Accident & emergency

4.23

34.11

0.41

12.72

46.98

1.53

8.49

−5.62

22.61

0.24

Total cost to the health service

840.20

111.16

81.48

629.37

111.16

75.63

− 210.83

− 542.29

120.63

0.21

Individual costs

321.33

414.39

31.16

294.31

364.93

35.36

−27.03

−178.19

124.14

0.73

Personal costs

288.78

421.41

28.01

246.50

364.86

29.62

−42.28

− 194.30

109.73

0.59

Travel costs

43.55

53.27

4.22

53.26

53.46

6.40

9.72

−9.98

29.41

0.33

Total cost per case

1031.18

1302.54

 

832.22

993.36

 

−198.95

−654.67

256.76

0.39

  1. M Mean, SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval
  2. aincluding treatment and visit