Table 2 Multiply imputed effects and costs for the Namaste program group (n = 116) and usual care group (n = 115) after 12 months
Outcomes | Mean (SE) | Mean difference (95%CI)c | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Namaste Care Family program (n = 116) | Usual care (n = 115) |  | |
Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia (QUALID) score (11–55)b | Baseline | 24.19 (0.80) | 22.37 (0.71) | −0.060 (− 0.42; 0.30)a |
T1 | 24.95 (0.77) | 22.87 (0.74) | ||
T2 | 24.51 (0.79) | 22.46 (0.73) | ||
T3 | 23.88 (0.89) | 21.85 (0.74) | ||
T4 | 23.40 (2.25) | 22.51 (1.04) | ||
Gain in Alzheimer Care Instrument (GAIN) score (0–40) | Baseline | 24.94 (0.80) | 22.77 (0.82) | 0.033 (−0.24; 0.31)a |
T1 | 24.96 (0.81) | 22.60 (1.03) | ||
T2 | 23.93 (1.02) | 23.06 (0.93) | ||
T3 | 22.09 (1.21) | 23.32 (0.99) | ||
T4 | 26.26 (1.74) | 23.62 (1.37) | ||
Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) (0–1) | 0.40 (0.026) | 0.39 (0.022) | 0.015 (−0.058; 0.088) | |
Healthcare costs | ||||
 Secondary care | 251 (110) | 361 (151) | −110 (− 529; 215) | |
 Medication | 5430 (777) | 6432 (1047) | − 1002 (− 3971; 1268) | |
 Total healthcare costs | 5682 (802) | 6793 (1065) | − 1111 (− 4071; 1246) | |
 Donations | 105 (16) | 0 (0) | 105 (76; 139) | |
 Structural | 211 (29) | 0 (0) | 211 (163; 276) | |
 Extra staff | 477 (89) | 0 (0) | 477 (325; 681) | |
 Total intervention costs | 793 (110) | 0 (0) | 793 (602; 1036) | |
Non-healthcare costs | ||||
 Family | 698 (121) | 691 (131) | 7 (− 288; 303) | |
Total societal costs | 7173 (852) | 7484 (1087) | − 311 (− 3397; 2097) | |