BUC (N = 54) | GET (N = 51) | COUN (N = 58) | |||||||
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Professional | %1 | Contacts2(sd) | Cost (£) | %1 | Contacts2(sd) | Cost (£) | %1 | Contacts2(sd) | Cost (£) |
GP | 70 | 3.1 (1.91) | 102.9 | 84 | 3.5 (3.20) | 140.6 | 83 | 3.9 (2.46) | 154.7 |
Other doctor | 28 | 1.6 (0.74) | 29.8 | 29 | 3.1 (2.34) | 59.0 | 48 | 1.8 (1.16) | 67.4 |
Neurologist | 2 | 1.0 (−) | 2.9 | 6 | 1.3 (0.58) | 12.2 | 5 | 3.0 (2.00) | 24.2 |
Psychiatrist | 0 | . | 0.0 | 8 | 2.8 (1.71) | 30.2 | 10 | 3.2 (2.48) | 45.9 |
Nurse | 24 | 1.2 (0.38) | 2.2 | 24 | 1.3 (0.62) | 2.4 | 31 | 2.3 (4.23) | 5.7 |
Other care professional | 22 | 6.6 (5.87) | 49.2 | 35 | 4.6 (4.79) | 44.9 | 22 | 4.5 (5.08) | 33.7 |
Homeopath/ herbalist | 4 | 4.5 (2.12) | 9.1 | 8 | 3.5 (3.11) | 15.0 | 9 | 6.4 (5.22) | 30.2 |
Medication | 33 | -- | 11.9 | 31 | -- | 13.3 | 29 | -- | 12.0 |
Therapy | -- | 5.0 | -- | 6.7 (2.4) | 156.1 | -- | 6.8 (2.3) | 277.1 | |
Total cost | 212.9 | 473.6 | 650.8 | ||||||
Chalder score Baseline | 23.85 | 24.67 | 24.78 | ||||||
Chalder score 6 months | 15.30 | 14.61 | 16.16 | ||||||
Improvement | 8.56 | 10.06 | 8.62 |