Table 3 Mean time and mean cost per patient within delivery models (£ sterling, 2007)
Delivery Model | Screening | Brief Intervention | Follow-up | Total across intervention | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | OPP | 334 | 181 | 54 | 54 |
Number of patients | DR | 77 | 68 | 21 | 21 |
Completion rate | OPP | 100% | 54.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% |
Completion rate | DR | 100% | 88.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% |
Mean time/patient (min) | OPP (SD) | 2.21 (1.15) | 3.63 (0.95) | 2.37 (0.85) | 28.23 (1.92) |
Mean time/patient (min) | DR (SD) | 3.14 (4.95) | 17.81 (7.01) | 8.38 (5.84) | 77.57 (13.77) |
Mean difference (p) | 0.93 (0.78) | 14.18* (0.0665) | 6.01 (0.1467) | 49.34** (0.04) | |
Mean cost/patient (£) | OPP (SD) | 1.51 (1.49) | 11.71 (5.77) | 4.35 (1.73) | 53.22 (7.82) |
Mean cost/patient (£) | DR (SD) | 17.43 (9.07) | 35.08 (18.99) | 13.32 (10.37) | 190.84 (38.98) |
Mean difference (p) | 15.91** (0.0482) | 23.37 (0.2521) | 8.98 (0.328) | 137.62** (0.047) |