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Table 4 Mean per patient costs (£) by group (SD)

From: Cost-effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy versus talking and usual care for depressed older people in primary care

 

CBT

n = 67

TC

n = 65

TAU

n = 66

p value

Baseline Costs (3 months)

180 (127)

163 (125)

225 (193)

0.0703

Intervention costs

437 (276)

180 (102)

-

0.0000

Community health service costs at 4 months

304 (312)

240 (199)

361 (340)

0.1604

Community health service costs at 10 months

1027 (1118)

704 (523)

1037 (1005)

0.0733

Total costs at 4 months

741 (437)

419 (206)

361 (340)

0.0000

Total costs at 10 months

1464 (1198)

884 (537)

1037 (1005)

0.0001

  1. * costs cannot be equated to the average numbers of contacts reported above, as they have been extrapolated to estimate the gaps in between follow up periods.