Table.
Mean annual direct, indirect, and total costs (in Finnish marks), and mean annual number of healthy days per patient for guided self management (with and without the outlier) and traditional treatment
| Cost items | Guided self management group without outlier (n=55; 95% CI) | Traditional treatment group (n=59; 95% CI) | Difference (95% CI) | P value† | Guided self management group with outlier (n=56; 95% CI) | Difference (95% CI) | P value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counselling | 1637 (1605 to 1668) | 843 (819 to 867) | 794 (755 to 833) | <0.001 | 1641 (1609 to 1673) | 798 (758 to 838) | <0.001 |
| Peak flow meter | 150 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | ||
| Drugs | 2882 (2600 to 3164) | 2928 (2648 to 3208) | −46 (−435 to 343) | 0.82 | 2871 (2593 to 3149) | −57 (−452 to 338) | 0.776 |
| Visits to doctor | 223 (91 to 355) | 378 (165 to 592) | −155 (−401 to 91) | 0.22 | 239 (105 to 374) | −139 (−391 to 113) | 0.272 |
| Admission to hospital | 153 (0 to 384) | 246 (0 to 543) | −93 (−461 to 275) | 0.62 | 150 (0 to 378) | −96 (−470 to 278) | 0.608 |
| Direct costs | 5045 (4610 to 5479) | 4396 (3899 to 4892) | 649 (3 to 1295) | 0.053 | 5052 (4625 to 5479) | 656 (1 to 1311) | 0.048 |
| Indirect costs | 1149 (411 to 1888) | 3561 (1945 to 5176) | −2412 (−4151 to −673) | 0.008 | 1954 (186 to 3723) | −1607 (−4002 to 788) | 0.181 |
| Total costs | 6194 (5127 to 7262) | 7956 (6204 to 9708) | −1762 (−3770 to 246) | 0.089 | 7006 (5071 to 8942) | −950 (−3561 to 1661) | 0.467 |
| Effectiveness (No of healthy days) | 359.2 (356.5 to 361.8) | 344.3 (338.8 to 349.8) | 14.9 (8.9 to 20.9) | <0.001 | 358.9 (356.3 to 361.6) | 14.6 (8.5 to 20.7) | <0.001 |
†
Calculated by Student’s t test.