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Table 4 Mean cost of service contacts at baseline and each follow-up by treatment group (2015/16 £s)

From: Cost effectiveness of therapist delivered cognitive behavioural therapy and web-based self-management in irritable bowel syndrome: the ACTIB randomised trial

 

Baseline

0–3 month follow-up

3–6 month follow-up

6–12 month-follow-up

TCBT

(n = 186)

WCBT

(n = 185)

TAU

(n = 187)

TCBT

(n = 142)

WCBT

(n = 132)

TAU

(n = 134)

TCBT

(n = 135)

WCBT

(n = 115)

TAU

(n = 128)

TCBT

(n = 130)

WCBT

(n = 120)

TAU

(n = 130)

Gastroenterologist

32

57

69

7

7

14

9

26

14

9

15

59

GP

106

110

122

39

36

50

34

35

47

42

47

48

Other doctor

97

57

124

39

36

37

90

39

32

70

65

77

Pharmacist

26

36

40

22

19

17

13

12

13

17

15

16

Physiotherapist

15

33

38

16

10

11

25

10

20

24

21

14

Practice nurse

11

11

11

4

5

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

Home nurse

 < 1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

1

Hospital nurse

7

7

7

2

8

2

4

3

3

8

5

7

Psychiatrist

11

9

0

5

0

1

0

4

4

5

2

0

Social worker

3

3

 < 1

1

4

 < 1

2

1

 < 1

2

 < 1

1

Other therapist

36

66

40

22

25

16

13

30

7

12

23

10

Acupuncturist

12

6

16

4

2

2

7

2

2

13

 < 1

8

Dietician

20

16

22

2

6

6

0

2

9

1

9

4

Homeopath

5

3

12

4

0

1

2

0

0

2

1

2

OT

6

4

 < 1

3

2

1

3

0

0

0

5

1

Osteopath

10

16

10

4

5

7

8

4

5

5

11

7

Inpatient

163

71

156

56

121

13

24

17

17

202

36

103

A & E

23

16

27

7

9

14

8

14

8

17

8

20

Medication

23

28

36

6

12

15

5

6

12

11

15

20

Investigations

98

99

108

35

52

32

36

22

21

81

55

43

Total health cost

681

620

802

271

346

227

280

224

206

519

325

393

Informal care

759

915

1048

203

232

423

261

161

873

230

510

1144

Lost work days

556

430

502

208

145

186

299

118

265

307

195

566

Total cost

1995

1965

2352

682

723

836

840

503

1344

1055

1029

2103

  1. GP, general practitioner; OT, occupational therapis, A & E accident and emergency department