Table 4.
Costs of resources used in relation to interventions for persistent low back pain in 579 patients. Values are mean (SD) costs (£)
| Intervention | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without exercise | With exercise | ||||||||
| Normal care | Massage | Alexander technique (6 lessons) | Alexander technique (24 lessons) | Normal care | Massage | Alexander technique (6 lessons) | Alexander technique (24 lessons) | ||
| NHS costs | |||||||||
| Intervention | N/A | 160.40 (50.4) | 158.63 (52.8) | 560.14 (258.4) | 29.89 (15.8) | 188.56 (60.2) | 198.07 (55.4) | 596.28 (260.0) | |
| GP visits | 11.03 (18.04) | 34.51 (84.96) | 13.40 (27.03) | 17.71 (46.68) | 20.96 (64.72) | 14.42 (35.94) | 14.75 (43.31) | 16.94 (35.41) | |
| Other primary care | 0.35 (2.11) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.14 (1.17) | 0.97 (7.22) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.28 (2.37) | 0.00 (0.00) | |
| Secondary care | 33.26 (86.85) | 49.27 (135.7) | 38.08 (103.2) | 21.75 (95.27) | 90.39 (462.9) | 56.07 (324.7) | 21.99 (62.44) | 40.71 (142.1) | |
| Medication | 9.82 (27.85) | 13.99 (56.50) | 7.62 (31.28) | 9.60 (26.57) | 13.09 (45.49) | 8.21 (32.90) | 4.82 (13.69) | 7.25 (26.25) | |
| Total | 54.46 (100.4) | 258.16 (204.4) | 217.86 (145.9) | 610.17 (262.3) | 154.33 (523.2) | 267.25 (363.4) | 239.92 (106.9) | 661.18 (328.3) | |
| Personal costs (35% imputed) | |||||||||
| Travel | 12.20 (26.81) | 72.58 (310.8) | 16.19 (23.80) | 78.97 (123.1) | 14.26 (31.52) | 48.72 (126.45 | 18.35 (21.05 | 69.97 (89.98) | |
| Private therapy | 169.65 (226.4) | 210.72 (820.5) | 101.79 (271.2) | 89.90 (166.6) | 57.22 (134.5) | 175.99 (286.9) | 113.06 (258.0) | 157.67 (361.3) | |
| Prescription charges | 8.84 (30.15) | 20.91 (48.13) | 9.26 (25.98) | 2.78 (9.62) | 12.43 (31.2) | 8.15 (23.74) | 2.55 (6.60) | 8.88 (31.14) | |
| Over the counter drugs | 18.74 (34.58) | 10.05 (21.78) | 9.88 (18.41) | 8.42 (18.48) | 9.45 (22.29) | 7.10 (12.80) | 9.07 (16.44) | 10.51 (25.79) | |
| Loss of earnings | 67.01 (260.8) | 84.01 (430.4) | 90.55 (638.4) | 30.10 (133.8) | 16.36 (93.78) | 62.43 (363.8) | 49.94 (327.8) | 92.86 (415.5) | |
| Paid domestic help and care giving | 98.32 (274.1) | 29.40 (217.8) | 46.30 (147.1) | 71.34 (273.0) | 77.44 (246.7) | 54.61 (280.8) | 5.56 (32.34) | 107.15 (650.8) | |
| Total | 374.77 (503.1) | 427.67 (1221) | 273.97 (932.1) | 281.50 (449.5) | 187.16 (361.2) | 357.01 (641.2) | 198.54 (421.8) | 447.03 (1102) | |