Table 3.
Mean costs (in £) over the 12-month follow-up
| Resource use category | Leaflet and advice (n = 65), mean (s.d.) | Joint protection only (n = 62), mean (s.d.) | Hand exercises only (n = 65), mean (s.d.) | Joint protection plus hand exercises (n = 65), mean (s.d.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care | 5.98 (17.31) | 8.53 (23.48) | 8.31 (20.63) | 16.17 (52.36) |
| Secondary care | 16.75 (92.47) | 15.70 (68.48) | 3.00 (11.67) | 10.36 (34.93) |
| Other health care | 34.79 (175.07) | 21.08 (60.84) | 15.47 (67.89) | 20.64 (56.69) |
| Prescribed medication | 0.94 (1.82) | 1.53 (3.76) | 1.11 (3.62) | 1.04 (2.31) |
| Intervention | 0 (0)a | 45.29 (0) | 36.64 (0) | 64.17 (0) |
| Total cost | 58.46 (264.68) | 92.12 (111.11) | 64.51 (77.06) | 112.38 (94.14) |
aAll participants received the leaflet and advice. For this reason, the costs associated with this intervention were assumed to be zero and were not included in the analysis.