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Table 7 Mean differences in costs between groups at baseline, after 3 months and 1 year (95% CI)*

From: Cost-effectiveness of postural exercise therapy versus physiotherapy in computer screen-workers with early non-specific work-related upper limb disorders (WRULD); a randomized controlled trial

 

Mean difference

 

Bootstrapped mean difference (95% CI)*

Time elapsed

Baseline

3 months

1 year

Health care costs

   

   - Treatment costs

0

0 (0; 0)

97

99 (42; 156)

103

101 (-4; 205)

   - Other costs

-1

-1 (-21;19)

-20

-21 (-47; -1)

-97

-96 (-200; -19)

Total health care costs

-1

-1 (-20; 22)

77

77 (11; 135)

6

9 (-164; 168)

Costs for the patient and family

28

28 (-2; 72)

-2

-1 (-150; 126)

-25

-23 (-252; 159)

Productivity costs

0

0 (0; 0)

-106

-109 (-318; 0)

-603

-590 (-1862, 521)

Societal costs

28

28 (-13; 81)

-31

-29 (-341; 191)

-622

-665 (-2087, 590)

  1. * The mean difference in costs between patient groups; the upper and lower confidence limits are the 2.5th and 97.5th percentile based on bootstrap replications