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Table 3 Mean group cost at baseline and follow-up and difference between groups at both points

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a multiple health behaviour change intervention in people aged between 45 and 75 years: a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care (EIRA study)

 

Total costs at baseline (95% CI)

  

Total costs at follow-up (95% CI)

  
 

Control

Intervention

Diffa

Control

Intervention

Diff a

Healthcare perspective

 GP visit in PHCC

380.44 (361.74; 399.15)

330.20 (313.98; 346.42)

−50.24 (−74.38; −26.11)

292.28 (277.21; 307.36)

305.48 (285.75; 325.22)

13.20 (−10.01; 36.41)

 GP home visit

37.42 (−32.78; 107.63)

41.48 (−35.06; 118.01)

4.05 (−11.79; 19.90)

31.72 (− 27.61; 91.07)

35.43 (−35.86; 106.71)

3.70 (−11.42; 18.83)

 Nurse visit in PHCC

77.12 (69.67; 84.56)

62.48 (56.54; 68.42)

−14.63 (−24.01; −5.26)

80.89 (70.28; 91.49)

78.15 (66.95; 89.36)

−2.73 (−16.10; 10.63)

 Nurse home visit

14.95 (−16.52; 46.43)

19.70 (−15.98; 55.39)

4.75 (−4.27; 13.78)

17.21 (−16.34; 50.76)

22.94 (−16.09; 61.96)

5.73 (−3.36; 14.81)

 GP emergency visit

76.82 (−34.69; 188.34)

87.42 (−37.48; 212.32)

10.60 (−18.58; 39.78)

125.57 (− 43.92; 295.07)

141.38 (−29.57; 312.32)

15.80 (−26.37; 27.97)

 Nurse emergency visit

101.29 (− 177.93; 380.51)

102.03 (− 209.28; 413.35)

0.75 (−59.45; 60.94)

155.61 (− 161.78; 473.00)

129.96 (− 159.40; 419.33)

−25.64 (− 105.60; 54.31)

 Social work visit

7.32 (−12.08; 26.73)

5.04 (− 5.42; 15.51)

−2.28 (−12.69; 8.12)

7.72 (− 10.12; 25.55)

5.05 (− 5.22; 15.32)

−2.67 (− 11.09; 5.75)

 Other specialist visit

277.49 (248.90; 306.08)

286.29 (192.31; 380.26)

8.80 (−81.89; 99.48)

217.55 (187.69; 247.40)

196.26 (56.54; 335.99)

−21.29 (− 149.80; 107.23)

 Emergency hospital visit

95.44 (84.17; 106.71)

109.10 (70.49; 147.71)

13.66 (−22.94; 50.26)

66.37 (55.73; 77.01)

89.59 (30.24; 148.93)

23.22 (−31.28; 77.71)

 Hospitalisation

181.21 (118.15; 244.27)

280.87 (−86.03; 647.76)

99.66 (− 243.36; 433.68)

368.23 (174.78; 561.69)

516.06 (− 564.99; 1597.11)

147.83 (− 836.51; 1132.16)

 Laboratory test

138.58 (125.82; 151.34)

112.16 (103.75; 120.57)

−26.43 (−41.91; −10.94)

86.98 (76.20; 97.76)

78.86 (70.84; 86.89)

−8.12 (− 21.68; 5.45)

 Diagnostic test

113.02 (101.68; 124.35)

99.84 (89.78; 109.90)

−13.18 (−28.39; 2.03)

73.17 (61.16; 85.19)

63.19 (56.16; 70.22)

−9.98 (−24.12; 4.16)

 Medication

592.34 (−51.55; 1236.23)

626.45 (−345.15; 1598.23)

34.20 (− 231.60; 299.99)

682.08 (− 90.79; 1454.95)

768.14 (− 379.34; 1915.62)

86.06 (− 239.10; 411.21)

Goverment perspective

 Sick leave

425.23 (341.00); 509.45)

368.96 (287.50; 450.41)

−56.27 (− 166.91; 54.37)

356.51 (280.57; 432.45)

404.07 (292.65; 515.48)

47.56 (−72.83; 167.94)

Societal perspective

 Tobacco

556.41 (134.76; 978.06)

594.57 (187.79; 1001.34)

38.15 (−62.61; 138.92)

689.04 (−490.48; 1868.57)

698.39 (−598.83; 1995.61)

9.35 (− 122.35; 141.04)

 Community activities

251.69 (− 679.02; 1182.40)

255.70 (− 514.40; 1025.81)

4.01 (− 57.54; 65.57)

260.26 (− 595.66; 1116.17)

221.12 (− 304.42; 746.65)

−39.14 (− 129.38; 51.10)

  1. GP General Practitioner; PHCC Primary Health Care Centre. Bold letters refer to statistically significant differences between groups. a Differences were obtained based on unadjusted linear regression where the independent variable was the intervention/control group and the dependent variable was the cost of each service/sick leave