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Table 3 Summary of service costs and outcomes at baseline, six and twelve months

From: Cost-effectiveness of nurse-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) compared to supportive listening (SL) for adjustment to multiple sclerosis

 

Treatment A (CBT) n = 48

Treatment B (Supportive listening) n = 46

Cost category

baseline

6 months

12 months

baseline

6 months

12 months

Mean (S.D)

Mean (S.D)

Mean (S.D)

Mean (S.D)

Mean (S.D)

Mean (S.D)

Intervention

0

307 (170)

0

0

306 (148)

0

 Medication (drugs)

2079 (1938)

2724 (3427)

2531 (4656)

1928 (2373)

1476 (2094)

1882 (2644)

 Community services (contacts with professionals)

657 (1130)

422 (430)

483 (715)

466 (402)

305 (331)

395 (482)

 Hospital services

185 (559)

133 (692)

204 (956)

96 (340)

91 (393)

119 (466)

 Investigations

79 (148)

35 (77)

33 (78)

78 (123)

20 (60)

15 (43)

Total hospital and social care costs

3000 (2098)

3621 (3751)

3251 (5134)

2568 (2295)

2198 (2507)

2412 (2654)

 Informal care

4378 (6970)

3807 (7463)

4162 (6352)

2903 (4550)

2192 (4993)

4064 (6242)

 Productivity loss

1096 (2726)

704 (3151)

388 (1742)

719 (2471)

147 (428)

385 (1987)

Total societal costs

8473 (8212)

8132 (9036)

7802 (8819)

6190 (6183)

4538 (5605)

6862 (6922)

 Social benefits

1210 (1282)

1430 (1320)

1229 (1349)

1325 (1259)

1360 (1448)

1640 (1562)

 EQ-5D score

0.659 (0.215)

0.661 (0.216)

0.644 (0.267)

0.595 (0.262)

0.641 (0.198)

0.622 (0.274)

GHQ-12

13.977 (5.449)

 

11.289 (4.63)

16.391 (6.771)

 

14.422 (7.316)