Table 6.
Health system resource use and costs
| Resource use category | Immediate (n = 13) | Deferred (n = 13) | Difference in resource use | Immediate £ (n = 13) | Deferred £ (n = 13) | Difference in costs£ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | 95%CI | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | 95%CI | |
| Hospital admissions (length of stay) | 10.46 | 14.05 | 9.08 | 10.37 | 1.38 | −8.61 to 11.38 | 16,769 | 22,514 | 14,550 | 16,626 | 2219 | −13,801 to 18,240 |
| GP practice or GP out of hours service | 2.69 | 4.33 | 3.92 | 4.50 | −1.23 | −4.80 to 2.34 | 24.47 | 54.22 | 36.37 | 48.29 | −11.91 | −53.47 to 29.66 |
| Formal home care | 13.08 | 39.89 | 6.46 | 11.02 | 6.62 | −17.07 to 30.30 | 87.54 | 238.6 | 118 | 244.5 | −30.46 | − 226 to 165.10 |
| Residential services | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.6 | −0.23 | −0.59 to 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 41.25 | 102.56 | – | – |
| Total | 16,881 | 22,586 | 14,742 | 16,639 | 2139 | −13,919 to 18,198 | ||||||