Table 3.
Average costs per patient (in £), including and excluding patients who refused their allocated place of care
| Hospital ward | Hospital at home | Mean difference (t test) | Bootstrap mean difference (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Including refusers | (n=97) | (n=102) | ||
| Cost of initial episode: | ||||
| Mean (95% CI*) | 2880.65 (2316.05 to 3547.77) | 2568.97 (2089.25 to 2972.04) | −311.68 (0.80, P=0.427) | −304.72 (−1112.35 to 447.89) |
| Median (interquartile difference) | 2031.39 (3140.29) | 1654.57 (2252.40) | ||
| Mean cost per day (95% CI) | 104.95 (91.53 to 118.37) | 204.65 (181.07 to 228.22) | 99.71 (7.29, P<0.001) | |
| Cost at 3 months: | ||||
| Mean (95% CI*) | 3876.86 (3224.51 to 4559.63) | 3671.28 (3140.46 to 4231.28) | −205.68 (0.46, P=0.647) | −210.90 (−1025.14 to 635.47) |
| Median (interquartile difference) | 3405.40 (5119.61) | 2491.40 (3716.54) | ||
| Excluding refusers | (n=73) | (n=101) | ||
| Cost of initial episode | ||||
| Mean (95% CI*) | 3659.20 (3140.46 to 4231.28) | 2594.40 (2170.36 to 3143.50) | −1064.79 (2.56, P=0.011) | −1070.53 (−1843.20 to −245.73) |
| Median (interquartile difference) | 2938.45 (3037.90) | 1709.83 (2294.30) | ||
| Mean cost per day (95% CI) | 133.70 (124.57 to 142.82) | 206.68 (183.21 to 230.14) | 72.98 (5.75, P<0.001) | |
| Cost at 3 months: | ||||
| Mean (95% CI*) | 4761.29 (4105.60 to 5476.66) | 3697.50 (3136.13 to 4330.66) | −1063.79 (2.26, P=0.025) | −1063.45 (−2043.84 to −162.69) |
| Median (interquartile difference) | 3939.59 (4657.90) | 2493.49 (3718.30) |
*
Derived using bootstrap method with 1000 subsamples.