Table 4 Mean (SD) costs (€) over 65 weeks by treatment group for all patients (missing data imputed).
| Behavioural graded activity* (n = 90) | Usual care* (n = 100) | Difference (95% CI)† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare sector | |||
| Primary care costs | 462 (354) | 519 (327) | −57 (−142 to 35) |
| General practitioner | 28 (41) | 33 (50) | −5 (−18 to 9) |
| Allied healthcare | 433 (341) | 486 (318) | −53 (−144 to 36) |
| Secondary care costs | 463 (1095) | 813 (1761) | − 350 (−742 to 83) |
| Polyclinic care | 13 (144) | 8 (41) | 5 (−13 to 24) |
| Specialist care | 71 (82) | 127 (244) | −55 (−114 to 3) |
| Diagnostic procedures | 73 (138) | 76 (141) | −3 (−36 to 31) |
| Hospitalisation | 306 (999) | 603 (1522) | −297 (−666 to 74) |
| Drugs costs | 41 (92) | 57 (128) | −16 (−50 to 18) |
| Professional home care costs | 67 (314) | 178 (650) | −110 (−254 to 34) |
| Direct healthcare costs | 1033 (1334) | 1567 (2160) | −534 (−2261 to 672) |
| Outside healthcare sector | |||
| Complementary or alternative treatment | 48 (174) | 30 (136) | 18 (−27 to 63) |
| Informal care | 212 (542) | 135 (318) | 77 (−51 to 200) |
| Housekeeper | 524 (1416) | 290 (1133) | 230 (−130 to 598) |
| Direct costs outside healthcare sector | 783 (1641) | 455 (1282) | 330 (−80 to 723) |
| Total direct costs | 1816 (2628) | 2022 (2671) | −205 (−958 to 516) |
| Absenteeism paid labour | 462 (2991) | 1041 (3705) | −578 (−1596 to 334) |
| Absenteeism unpaid labour | 251 (873) | 278 (734) | −15 (−442 to 447) |
| Indirect costs | 714 (3208) | 1319 (4888) | −600 (−1763 to 493) |
| Total costs | 2530 (4888) | 3341 (5055) | −773 (−2360 to 772) |
*Raw estimates.
†Difference corrected for clustering within the factor physiotherapist with 95% CI obtained from a non‐parametric bootstrap method with 1000 replications.