Table 6.
Nurse group (n=1028) | Control group (n=808) | |
---|---|---|
Year preceding study* | 4.05 (55.4) | 3.48 (35.0) |
Year 2† | 5.86 (39.1) | 5.63 (33.1) |
Individual mean increase† | 2.54 (34.6) | 2.80 (31.6)‡ |
Cost components in year 2†: | ||
Nurse specialist | 0.20 | |
Institutional cost | 2.86 (20.6) | 3.31 (20.6) |
Respite care | 0.09 (12.8) | 0.08 (7.98) |
Hospital cost | 0.79 (17.9) | 0.74 (22.3) |
Primary health care | 0.15 (6.34) | 0.19 (6.34) |
Therapy | 0.10 (4.33) | 0.10 (4.71) |
Drugs§ | 0.70 (25.3) | 1.12 (3.74) |
Home help | 0.34 (2.50) | 0.30 (2.50) |
All patients entering study.
Patients at end of study.
P value 0.47 (difference −0.26, −0.98 to 0.45) (unpaired t test with unequal variances). P value and 95% confidence interval checked with 2000 bootstrapped samples.
Excludes apomorphine.