Table 2.
Costs and changes in costs for TAU and FSM, by category and period
| Pre-Intervention | Post-Intervention | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | n (%) users | # of Contacts ± SD† | Cost ($) | n (%) users | # of Contacts ± SD† |
Cost ($) | Changes in Costs ($) |
| Treatment as Usual (TAU, n = 48) | |||||||
| 1. GP visit | 17(35) | 1±.5 | 51 | 39(81) | 0±.6 | 47 | −4 |
| 2. Specialist visit | 13(27) | 2±2.3 | 36 | 33(69) | 1±1.1 | 18 | −18 |
| 3. Other provider visit | 18(38) | 3±1.9 | 65 | 46(96) | 1±2.9 | 86 | 21 |
| 4. Provider (1 + 2 + 3) | 30(63) | 3±2.6 | 152 | 47(98) | 2±3 | 152 | 0 |
| 5. ER visit | 0(0) | − | 0 | 2(4) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6. Hospital admissions | 0(0) | − | 0 | 0(0) | − | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Rx medications | 45(94) | 6±2.9 | 173 | 48(100) | 5±2.7 | 180 | 7 |
| 8. Laboratory test | 21(44) | 3±2.8 | 75 | 47(98) | 1±.6 | 37 | −38 |
| 9. Informal care, hours | 26(54) | 26±32.6 | 159 | 38(79) | 17±24.2 | 157 | −2 |
| 10. Missed work, hours | 38(79) | 10±6.3 | 185 | 48(100) | 6±6.3 | 142 | −43 |
| 11. Total cost (4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10)* | 744 | 672 | −72 | ||||
| 12. Annualized average cost | 8928 | 8064 | −864 | ||||
| 13. Intervention cost | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14. Grand total (12 + 13) | 8928 | 8064 | −864 | ||||
| Home-Based Fatigue Self-Management (FSM, n = 89) | |||||||
| 1. GP visit | 24(27) | 2±1.6 | 62 | 73(82) | 1±3.5 | 79 | 17 |
| 2. Specialist visit | 19(21) | 2±1.4 | 28 | 53(60) | 1±1.2 | 19 | −9 |
| 3. Other provider visit | 20(22) | 2±1.9 | 35 | 65(73) | 1±.7 | 38 | 3 |
| 4. Provider (1 + 2 + 3) | 41(46) | 3±3 | 125 | 82(92) | 2±3.7 | 136 | 11 |
| 5. ER visit | 0(0) | − | 0 | 2(2) | 0±.1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6. Hospital admissions | 0(0) | − | 0 | 1(1) | − | 5 | 5 |
| 7. Rx medications | 79(89) | 5±2.7 | 154 | 81(91) | 5±2.5 | 154 | 0 |
| 8. Laboratory test | 39(44) | 3±2.1 | 71 | 79(89) | 1±.6 | 47 | −24 |
| 9. Informal care, hours | 50(56) | 26±23.7 | 166 | 73(82) | 20±23.6 | 194 | 28 |
| 10. Missed work, hours | 70(79) | 11±10.1 | 210 | 82(92) | 6±5.1 | 134 | −76 |
| 11. Total cost (4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10)* | 726 | 672 | −94 | ||||
| 12. Annualized average cost | 8712 | 8064 | −648 | ||||
| 13. Intervention cost‡ | 0 | 79 | 79 | ||||
| 14. Grand total (12 + 13) | 8712 | 8143 | −569 | ||||
TAU=Treatment as Usual; FSM=Home-Based Fatigue Self-Management; GP=General Practitioner; ER=Emergency Room; Rx=Prescription;
†
contacts were calculated among users;
*
*Total costs during the post- period were standardized to monthly so that the results are comparable to the pre- period.
‡
Intervention costs included: Personnel ($27), Material (booklet, $10 and CD-ROM, $15), and facility and other ($27).