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Table 3 Multiply imputed pooled outcomes and costs over 9 months

From: Cost-effectiveness of problem-solving treatment in comparison with usual care for primary care patients with mental health problems: a randomized trial

Cost category

PST (n=88)

Usual care (n=87)

Difference

Outcome

   

HADS

−3.1 (1.3)

−2.9 (1.0)

−0.2 (−3.7 ; 3.2)

QALY

0.56 (0.02)

0.49 (0.02)

0.03 (−0.02 ; 0.08)*

Cost category

   

Direct costs

1751 (221)

2004 (340)

−253 (−1149 ; 476)

Direct healthcare costs

1362 (202)

1829 (326)

−467 (−1340 ; 202)

Direct non-healthcare costs

214 (46)

175 (56)

40 (−117 ; 166)

PST costs

174 (15)

0 (0)

174 (143 ; 206)

Indirect costs

3768 (703)

5889 (1187)

−2121 (−4788 ; 396)

Costs absenteeism

2991 (708)

4319 (951)

−1328 (−3748 ; 823)

Costs presenteeism

778 (251)

1570 (581)

−792 (−2343 ; 209)

Total costs

4795 (671)

6857 (1128)

−2062 (−4698 ; 359)

  1. Presented are means (SEs) and mean differences (95% CIs).
  2. PST = Problem-Solving Treatment; HADS = Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale; QALY = Quality-Adjusted Life-Years.
  3. * corrected for baseline utility.