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Table 2 Costs and changes in costs for UC and FSM, by category and period

From: Cost-effectiveness of chronic fatigue self-management versus usual care: a pilot randomized controlled trial

  

Pre (3 months)

  

Post (12 months)

  

Variables

n (%) users

# of Contacts ± SD †

Cost ($) †

n (%) users

# of Contacts ± SD †

Cost ($) †

Changes in Costs ($)

Usual Care (UC), n = 33

       

1. GP visit

21 (64)

1 ± .3

70

21 (76)

0 ± .2

47

−23

2. Specialist visit

15 (45)

1 ± .5

26

15 (67)

1 ± 1.5

60

34

3. Other provider visit

11 (33)

1 ± 1.1

58

11 (67)

1 ± 1.6

93

35

4. Provider (1 + 2 + 3)

26 (79)

1 ± 1.2

97

26 (85)

3 ± 2.4

162

65

5. ER/hospital visit

2 (6)

1 ± .2

319

2 (24)

0 ± .2

260

−59

6. Rx medications

26 (79)

1 ± .6

32

26 (85)

1 ± .8

29

−3

7. Laboratory test

21 (64)

1 ± .5

44

21 (79)

1 ± .9

47

3

8. Informal care, hours

16 (48)

43 ± 38.3

427

16 (79)

33 ± 32.3

334

−93

9. Missed work, hours

13 (39)

8 ± 8.1

125

13 (55)

6 ± 4.5

91

−34

10. Total cost (4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9)*

  

1216

  

1726

 

11. Annualized average cost

  

4862

  

6903

2041

12. Intervention cost

  

0

  

0

 

13. Grand total (11 + 12)

  

4862

  

6903

2041

Fatigue Self-Management (FSM), n = 30

       

1. GP visit

15 (50)

1 ± .4

70

15 (73)

0 ± .7

49

−21

2. Specialist visit

8 (27)

1 ± 1.7

37

8 (80)

1 ± .8

43

6

3. Other provider visit

8 (27)

1 ± .8

77

8 (63)

1 ± 1.8

83

6

4. Provider (1 + 2 + 3)

21 (70)

1 ± 1.3

93

21 (97)

2 ± 2

127

34

5. ER/hospital visit

3 (10)

0 ± 0

213

3 (20)

0 ± .1

102

−111

6. Rx medications

21 (70)

1 ± .6

30

21 (87)

1 ± .5

21

−9

7. Laboratory test

14 (47)

1 ± .4

38

14 (77)

1 ± 1.1

29

−9

8. Informal care, hours

8 (27)

27 ± 29.5

269

8 (40)

22 ± 29.5

220

−49

9. Missed work, hours

10 (33)

10 ± 7.5

166

10 (50)

5 ± 4.7

83

−83

10. Total cost (4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9)*

  

757

  

939

 

11. Annualized average cost

  

3026

  

3754

728

12. Intervention cost†

  

0

  

285

 

13. Grand total (11 + 12)

  

3026

  

4039

1012

  1. GP = General Practitioner; ER = Emergency Room; Rx = Prescription; †contacts/costs were calculated among users; *Total costs during the post- period were standardized to 3-months so that the results are comparable to the pre- period.
  2. †Intervention costs included: Personnel ($69), booklet ($10), time spent ($154), and facility and other ($52).
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