Table 4.

 Effect on costs of health care at three month follow-up. Figures are mean (SD) costs (€) per patient

	Occupational therapy (n=67)	Usual care (n=65)	Difference in cost (95% CI)
Physiotherapy:
Average cost*	152 (290)	188 (363)	−36 (−149 to 77)
No (%) who used service	27 (40)	18 (28)	—
Costs if used†	377	679	—
Social worker:
Average cost*	26 (68)	34 (90)	−8 (−35 to 20)
No (%) who used service	11 (16.9)	13 (20)	—
Costs if used†	158	170	—
General practitioner:
Average cost*	3 (11)	3 (17)	0 (−5 to 4)
No (%) who used service	5 (7.5)	3 (4.6)	—
Costs if used†	40	65	—
Hospital specialist:
Average cost*	5 (16)	4 (16)	1 (−5 to 6)
No (%) who used service	6 (9)	5 (7.6)	—
Costs if used†	56	52	—
Nurse home care:
Average cost*	1512 (2469)	1929 (3201)	−417 (−1399 to 566)
No (%) who used service	40 (59.7)	33 (50.8)	—
Costs if used†	2533	3800	—
Domestic home care:
Average cost*	413 (990)	504 (1056)	−91 (−443 to 262)
No (%) who used service	26 (38.8)	29 (44.6)	—
Costs if used†	1064	1130	—
Day care:
Average cost*	408 (1178)	605 (1291)	−197 (−622 to 228)
No (%) who used service	9 (13.4)	17 (26.2)	—
Costs if used†	3037	2513	—
Meals-on-wheels:
Average cost*	134 (273)	142 (278)	−8 (−103 to 87)
No (%) who used service	14 (20.9)	16 (24.6)	—
Costs if used†	641	577	—
Admitted to hospital:
Average cost*	739 (3215)	981 (4114)	−242 (−1512 to 1027)
No (%) who used service	6 (9.0)	7 (10.8)	—
Costs if used†	8252	9109	—

*Costs per patient averaged over all patients in each group.

†Costs of specific service when averaged over those patients who actually used it.