Table 4.

Results of cost-effectiveness study.

	Costs of all NHS-related contacts			Benefits in terms of number of symptoms alleviated
	Intervention	Standard care	Difference	Intervention	Standard care	Difference	Cost-effectiveness (£)
First 3 months	£129	£40	£89	0.922	0.556	0.367	242
(95% CI)	(122.82–134.78)	(30.78–49.34)	(77.65–99.82)	(0.835–1.010)	(0.383–0.728)	(0.166–0.567)
Total 6-month period	£252	£73	£179	1.01	0.643	0.366	488
(95% CI)	(234.66–268.53)	(53.07–92.88)	(152.41–204.83)	(0.914–1.105)	(0.46–0.826)	(0.149–0.583)
				Benefits in terms of cases improved
First 3 months				0.610	0.497	0.113	783
(95% CI)				(0.575–0.646)	(0.422–0.572)	(0.03–0.197)
Total 6-month period				0.6226	0.5146	0.1080	1654
(95% CI)				(0.588–0.658)	(0.439–0.59)	(0.025–0.191)