Table 4 Health and social care costs per patient with allowance for clustering
ItemRoutine dataRoutine data plus patient reported data of primary/social care and nursing/residential care
Intervention*Control*Mean difference† (95% CI of the difference)†Intervention*Control*Mean difference† (95% CI of the difference)†
MeanMeanMeanMean
n  =  1446n  =  1408n  =  496n  =  442
PP730+73 (+70 to 76)730+73 (+68 to +78)
Other responders155232−77 (−88 to −66)146216−71 (−90 to −51)
ED/MIU attendance4678−32 (−38 to −26)3971−32 (−41 to −23)
Inpatient stay for same-day admissions26963188−490 (−1024 to +44)14251710−286 (−851 to +280)
Assessments‡88+0 (−2 to +3)710−3 (−7 to +2)
Subsequent secondary care contacts§4438+6 (−1 to +12)2429−5 (−15 to +5)
Subsequent inpatient stays944572+374 (+103 to +644)315551−244 (−625 to +136)
Subsequent primary and social care costs3938+2 (−5 to +9)
Nursing and residential care costs3516+18 (−7 to +43)
Total cost39664116−140 (−694 to +415)21022641−551 (−1170 to +67)
  • *Actual means. †Adjusted estimates using the “xtgee” command in STATA. ‡Hospital and community social care assessment assessments. §Includes ambulance attendances and emergency department (ED) attendances. MIU, minor injuries unit; PP, paramedic practitioner.

  • *Actual means. †Adjusted estimates using the “xtgee” command in STATA. ‡Hospital and community social care assessment assessments. §Includes ambulance attendances and emergency department (ED) attendances. MIU, minor injuries unit; PP, paramedic practitioner.