Table 3 NHS and PSS costs by trial allocation arm and cost component category for the entire follow-up period in base case (imputed) analysis (£, 2018–19 prices)
Cost category | Treatment arm, mean; median cost (£) (SE) | Mean cost (£) difference | p-value i | 95% Confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOOST programme | Best Practice Advice (BPA) | ||||
(n = 292) | (n = 143) | ||||
NHS and PSS | |||||
Intervention costs | 382.31; 374.76 (6.90) | 74.61; 70.10 (9.86) | 307.71 | < 0.0001 | (284.04 to 331.37) |
Hospital inpatient services | 501.69; 0 (86.59) | 552.50; 0 (123.74) | − 50.80 | 0.737 | (− 347.67 to 246.07) |
Hospital day care services | 122.77; 0 (19.65) | 91.23; 0 (28.09) | 31.54 | 0.358 | (− 35.86 to 98.94) |
Hospital outpatient services | 407.34; (232.93) (53.98) | 495.04; 298.75 (77.14) | − 87.70 | 0.352 | (− 272.78 to 97.38) |
General community-based health services | 210.02; 172.35 (12.43) | 204.59; 179 (17.77) | 5.43 | 0.802 | (− 37.19 to 48.06) |
Community-based social care services | 0.27; 0 (0.86) | 5.64; 0 (1.23) | − 5.37 | < 0.0001 | (− 8.33 to − 2.41) |
Equipment, adaptations/repairs | 6.02; 0 (1.51) | 3.02; 0 (2.16) | 3.00 | 0.256 | (− 2.18 to 8.19) |
Concomitant/prescription medications | 343.63; 280.43 (21.43) | 400.02; 347.39(30.62) | − 56.39 | 0.132 | (− 129.86 to 17.08) |
Total (NHS and PSS) (excluding intervention costs) | 1591.75; 1173 (117.23) | 1752.04; 1296 (167.54) | − 160.29 | 0.434 | (− 562.23 to 241.65) |
Total (NHS and PSS) (including intervention costs) | 1974.06; 1508 (118.05) | 1826.64; 1347 (168.70) | 147.42 | 0.474 | (− 419.00 to 714.00) |