Table 2 Estimated cost (US $) per patient throughout the 6 months trial
Measurements | Intervention (n = 238) | Control (n = 243) | Mean differences (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Direct medical costs | |||||
 Medical consultation | 4.16 | 6.28 | 3.85 | 7.05 | 0.31 (-0.87 to 1.49) |
 Screening | 14.31 | 6.12 | 13.43 | 5.88 | 0.89 (-0.19 to 1.97) |
 Medication | 9.35 | 17.73 | 3.68 | 8.40 | 5.66 (3.23 to 8.10) |
 Inpatient services | 2.80 | 30.47 | 1.45 | 4.68 | 1.97 (-1.95 to 5.88) |
 Sub-total | 30.62 | 60.60 | 22.41 | 26.01 | 8.83 (3.82 to 13.84) |
Direct non-medical costs | |||||
 Transportation | 0.64 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.68 | -0.02 (-0.15 to 0.11) |
 Recommended food items | 1.62 | 2.18 | 2.06 | 2.11 | -0.43 (-0.80 to -0.05) |
 Sub-total | 2.27 | 2.95 | 2.71 | 2.79 | -0.45 (-0.84 to -0.05) |
Indirect costs | |||||
 Patient income loss | 12.83 | 24.88 | 9.11 | 6.55 | 3.81 (0.55 to 7.06) |
Intervention cost | |||||
 Phone call | 0.47 | 0.08 | na | na | na |
 Peer support | 2.53 | 1.37 | na | na | na |
 Intensive training | 14.33 | 7.27 | na | na | na |
Total intervention cost | 17.33 | 8.60 | na | na | na |
Total costs | 63.03 | 59.57 | 34.23 | 17.08 | 28.80 (20.98 to 36.62) |