Table 3 Mean cost per participant and adjusted mean cost differences (main analysis – Societal perspective)
Cost category | Usual Care (n = 104); mean (SEM) | HE + PA (n = 110); mean (SEM) | HE + PA versus Usual Care ∆C (95%CI) | HE (n = 114); mean (SEM) | HE versus Usual Care ∆C (95%CI) | PA (n = 107); mean (SEM) | PA versus Usual Care ∆C (95%CI) |
35–37 weeks | |||||||
Intervention | 0 (0) | 436 (7) | 436 (416 to 455) | 430 (8) | 430 (411 to 449) | 426 (8) | 426 (407 to 445) |
Medical | 475 (59) | 530 (97) | 62 (−142 to 296) | 398 (47) | −66 (−225 to 71) | 382 (32) | −83 (−222 to 37) |
Primary healthcare | 180 (15) | 141 (15) | −39 (−75 to −3) | 148 (13) | −25 (−56 to 5) | 148 (12) | −28 (−60 to 4) |
Secondary healthcare | 159 (20) | 155 (24) | −1 (−56 to 55) | 158 (21) | 4 (−50 to 58) | 173 (21) | 14 (−39 to 68) |
Medication | 137 (45) | 234 (83) | 99 (−70 to 306) | 91 (34) | −42 (−163 to 60) | 61 (15) | −71 (−182 to 8) |
Absenteeism | 2235 (484) | 2032 (415) | −102 (−1260 to 975) | 2511 (446) | 264 (−847 to 1341) | 2608 (533) | 386 (−808 to 1539) |
Travel | 26 (3) | 22 (4) | −3 (−10 to 5) | 21 (2) | −4 (−10 to 2) | 27 (5) | 1 (−7 to 11) |
TOTAL | 2736 (494) | 3020 (439) | 380 (−811 to 1510) | 3361 (450) | 648 (−482 to 1759) | 3444 (539) | 710 (−486 to 1875) |
Cost category | Control (n = 104); mean (SEM) | HE + PA (n = 110); mean (SEM) | ∆C (95%CI) | HE (n = 114); mean (SEM) | ∆C (95%CI) | PA (n = 107); mean (SEM) | ∆C (95%CI) |
After delivery | |||||||
Intervention | 0 (0) | 436 (7) | 436 (416 to 455) | 430 (8) | 430 (411 to 449) | 426 (8) | 426 (407 to 445) |
Medical | 7646 (737) | 5983 (513) | −1490 (−3164 to 129) | 6986 (902) | −504 (−2386 to 1642) | 5189 (416) | −2286 (−3386 to −841) |
Primary healthcare | 235 (18) | 197 (19) | −42 (−86 to 0) | 202 (15) | −20 (−61 to 24) | 202 (15) | −31 (−72 to 8) |
Delivery-related | 6962 (713) | 5165 (466) | −1614 (−3201 to 109) | 6334 (898) | −471 (−2290 to 1645) | 4552 (393) | −2242 (−3779 to −871) |
Secondary healthcare - other | 262 (24) | 240 (32) | −23 (−93 to 54) | 266 (28) | 9 (−59 to 80) | 284 (32) | 22 (−49 to 100) |
Medication | 187 (67) | 381 (125) | 188 (−58 to 490) | 173 (53) | −18 (−198 to 135) | 151 (44) | −36 (−202 to 103) |
Absenteeism | 3567 (729) | 2921 (522) | −567 (−2194 to 955) | 4295 (763) | 676 (−1048 to 2429) | 5252 (825) | 709 (−1102 to 2532) |
Travel | 36 (3) | 34 (5) | −3 (−12 to 9) | 37 (5) | 1 (−8 to 12) | 39 (6) | 2 (−8 to 15) |
TOTAL | 11,249 (1035) | 9374 (725) | −1627 (−4000 to 556) | 11,749 (1172) | 653 (−1997 to 3343) | 9907 (885) | −1155 (−3473 to 1142) |