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Table 2 NERS resource use and costs over 12 months by group

From: Cost-effectiveness of a national exercise referral programme for primary care patients in Wales: results of a randomised controlled trial

 

Intervention group

Control group

Significance1

n = 400

n = 398

P

Primary Care Sector

Mean, median (min, max)

 

GP consultations, surgery

5.18, 4 (0, 28)

6.00, 5 (0, 46)

0.11

  Phone

0.63, 0 (0, 14)

0.69, 0 (0, 20)

0.68

  Home visits

0.12, 0 (0, 20)

0.11, 0 (0, 10)

0.64

Practice nurse consultations

2.98, 1 (0, 29)

3.31, 2 (0, 42)

0.05

Mental Health Professionals

0.83, 0 (0, 32)

0.71, 0 (0, 53)

0.58

Other health professionals

0.65, 0 (0, 32)

1.14, 0 (0, 36)

0.11

Secondary Care Sector

   

Consultant

2.00, 1 (0, 22)

2.09, 1 (0, 26)

0.55

Specialist nurse

0.87, 0 (0, 42)

0.61, 0 (0, 24)

0.98

Physiotherapist

1.59, 0 (0, 52)

1.66, 0 (0, 48)

0.63

Other health professionals seen

0.68, 0 (0, 78)

0.35, 0 (0, 26)

0.21

A&E

0.32, 0 (0, 18)

0.30, 0 (0, 15)

0.08

Inpatient hospital days (all causes)

0.97, 0 (0, 96)

1.05, 0 (0, 32)

0.70

Type of Cost 2

Intervention

Control group

Mean difference

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

(95% CI bootstrapped)

NHS primary care sector

GP consultations:

   

Surgery

186 (159)

215 (204)

-28

Telephone

14 (36)

15 (40)

-1.4

Home visits

6 (55)

6 (35)

0.7

All GP consultation (subtotal)

206 (182)

235 (224)

-29 (-59, -0.3)

Practice nurse consultations

51 (104)

56 (125)

-5

Mental health professional

42 (189)

36 (198)

6

Other health professionals

23 (87)

31 (121)

-9

Total primary care consultations

322 (339)

358 (409)

-36. 5 (-92, 16)

Primary care prescribing

352 (448)

391 (494)

-39

Total primary care

674 (610)

749 (712)

-76 (-167, 14)

NHS secondary sector

Outpatients:

   

  Consultant

223 (302)

232 (325)

-9 (-51, 33)

  Specialist nurse

312 (127)

21 (69)

11 (-2, 24)

  Physiotherapist

65 (223)

68 (202)

-3 (-31, 26)

  Other hospital attendances

60 (598)

17 (107)

43 (-3,110)

Day cases

121 (361)

83 (330)

38 (-12, 89)

Inpatient hospital days (all causes)

374 (1915)

411 (1447)

-37 (-246, 210)

A&E attendances

26 (107)

23 (78)

2 (-10, 16)

Tests

121 (251)

149 (258)

-28 (-64, 7)*

Total secondary care

901 (2235)

856 (1721)

45 (-208, 351)

TOTAL NHS COST

1695 (2514)

1754 (2155)

-58. 4 (-361, 301)

Base case NERS Intervention cost

2 session/week for 16 week

385

0 (0)

385

TOTAL NHS, WAG and LOCAL AUTHORITY COST

2080 (2514)

1754 (2155)

326 (-2, 660)

  1. 1Mann–Whitney test (exact two-sided significance level) No significant differences found.
  2. 2Costs rounded to nearest £.
  3. *The difference is significant (P < 0.05) according to Mann–Whitney test.