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Table 4 Resource utilisation and costs of the interventions (pounds sterling, 2011)

From: A feasibility study to prevent falls in older people who are sight impaired: the VIP2UK randomised controlled trial

 

Home safety only (n = 15)

Home safety + Home exercise (n = 15)

OT

OT

Peer mentor

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Telephone calls

Number

3.7 (1.5)

4.7 (2.2)

3.1 (3.3)

Minutes

13.9 (6.7)

21.5 (11.6)

29.5 (25.4)

Cost (£)

19.1 (9.2)

29.5 (16.0)

13.3 (11.4)

Home visits

Number

2.3 (0.5)

3.1 (0.6)

2.5 (0.5)

Minutes

110.0 (38.5)

210.7 (82.3)

175.9 (55.6)

Cost (£)

150.7 (52.7)

288.6 (112.7)

135.4 (42.9)

Patient-related non-face-to-face

Travel (min)

21.7 (7.8)

23.9 (7.3)

144.1 (52.9)

Notes etc. (min)

71.3 (34.9)

115.6 (29.2)

Not applicable

Cost (£)

65.1 (23.5)

97.7 (21.5)

64.8 (23.8)

Travel costs

Cost (£)

13.82 (6.7)

23.5 (13.4)

20.9 (10.8)

Total average costs (£)

Mean £248.71

Mean £674.32

  1. Community OT, £82 per hour patient contact, i.e. visits and telephone calls; £42 per hour patient-related non-face-to-face; peer mentor based on family support worker, £46 per hour client-related work, i.e. visits and telephone calls; £27 per hour patient-related non-face-to-face [43]. Travel costs at 45p per mile