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. 2019 Jan 24;9(1):e023881. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023881

Table 2.

Frequency and average use of resources by adolescents and their parents in the trial

Resource item Baseline Post-treatment
i-CBT Waitlist i-CBT Waitlist
(n=47) (n=54) (n=47) (n=54)
n Mean n Mean n Mean n Mean
Healthcare (visits)
 General practitioner 20 0.426 24 0.44 9 0.19 7 0.13
 General practitioner (telephone consultation) 0 0 1 0.02
 Nurse 4 0.09 10 0.19 4.5 0.10 4 0.07
 Counsellor 5.5 0.12 5 0.09 2 0.04 2 0.04
 Physiotherapist 9 0.19 2 0.04 8 0.17 4 0.07
 Specialist practitioner in gastroenterology 21 0.45 14 0.26 1 0.02 6 0.11
 Other medical practitioner* 6 0.13 1 0.02 2 0.04 0 0
 Alternative/complementary medicine (eg, reflexology, chiropractor) 1 0.02 0 0.00 2.5 0.05 0 0.00
 Psychologist community health/private practice 1 0.02 1 0.02 0 0 0 0
 Psychologist at CAMHS 4 0.09 4 0.07 3 0.06 1 0.02
 Dietitian 3 0.06 7 0.13 2 0.04 1 0.02
Medication (units) 1207 25.67 1265 23.43 391 8.89 694.50 13.89
Productivity losses at school (adolescents)
 School absence (days) 163 3.47 145 2.69 84 1.79 102 1.89
 Reduced efficiency at school (days) 268 5.70 208 3.85 166 3.53 115 2.13
Productivity losses at work (parents)
 Absence from paid work (hours) 0 0 46.60 0.88 0 0 24.00 0.50
 Reduced efficiency at work (hours) 298.96 6.36 291.76 5.40 106.28 2.26 251.65 4.66
Productivity losses unpaid housework (parents)
 Absence from unpaid housework (hours) 6.43 0.14 14.00 0.26 1.14 0.03 14.29 0.30
 Reduced efficiency unpaid housework (hours) 57.54 1.22 33.26 0.63 10.69 0.25 12.46 0.26

*Paediatrician, emergency services practitioner.

CAMHS, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; i-CBT, internet-delivered cognitive–behavioural therapy.