Table 2.
Mean (standard deviation) costs for intervention and control subjects
| Intervention (n = 145) | Control (n = 143) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit costs (€) | Mean total costsa € (SD) | Mean total costsa € (SD) | |
| Intervention costs | |||
| Selection and recruitment by practice nurse | 37.08 per participant | 37 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Materials | 15.65 per participant | 16 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Project coordinator | 133.02 per participant | 133 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Individual consultations with dietician | 28.64 per hour | 101 (18) | 0 (0) |
| Group session with dietician | 6.20 per session | 4 (3) | 0 (0) |
| Group-based training sessions with physiotherapist | 8.06 per session | 319 (161) | 0 (0) |
| Sports clinics at local sports club | 24.69 per sports clinic | 60 (47) | 0 (0) |
| Return session with dietician and physiotherapist | 8.92 per session | 6 (4) | 0 (0) |
| Subtotal | 677 (194) | 0 (0) | |
| Direct health care costs | |||
| Consultations general practice | Additional file 1 | 118 (150) | 190 (193) |
| Consultations dietician | 28.64 per hour | 2 (8) | 9 (45) |
| Consultations physiotherapist | 38.18 per hour | 111 (319) | 94 (246) |
| Consultations health care specialist | 76.38 per visit | 291 (494) | 272 (420) |
| Hospital days | 484.72 per day | 426 (1758) | 637 (4467) |
| Medication | Individualised | 369 (458) | 526 (659) |
| Subtotal | 1317 (2138) | 1728 (4953) | |
| Direct non-health care costs | |||
| Sports club membership | Individualised | 233 (419) | 224 (370) |
| Sports equipment | Individualised | 151 (339) | 112 (425) |
| Subtotal | 384 (595) | 336 (573) | |
| Indirect non-health care costs | |||
| Absence from work | Individualised | 1995 (8600) | 1285 (6859) |
| Less productivity while working | Individualised | 500 (2164) | 975 (4390) |
| Subtotal | 2495 (9183) | 2261 (8725) | |
| Total costs (€) | |||
| Societal perspective | – | 4872 (10,281) | 4325 (10,612) |
| Health care perspective | – | 1993 (2144) | 1728 (4953) |
aTotal costs represent costs over the total 18-month study period