Table 7

Estimated resource use, costs and utilities by treatment allocation group at 24 months post-treatment

TAU (N=109)CBT (N=112)Exercise (N=109)CBT+exercise (N=112)
NMeanSDNMeanSDNMeanSDNMeanSD
Intervention costs 0–6 months*10900112205136109456126112698190
Routine health service costs to 3 months post-treatment*678371808668192112768071318838031320
Routine health service resource use (18–24 months)
 GP visits793.194.76722.321.92802.702.24842.702.60
 Practice nurse visits791.222.21721.765.72801.161.91841.131.88
 Community physio visits790.652.37720.542.11800.401.73840.792.30
 Other community visits790.431.77721.003.91800.240.82840.631.97
 Outpatient visits790.841.18721.031.43800.751.31841.001.57
 Hospital physio and other services781.695.08720.641.97801.364.09840.932.96
 Inpatients’ admission days790.291.24720.300.94800.711.99840.762.26
Health service costs (18–24 months)
 Primary care costs (18–24 months post-treatment)79£140£18572£115£12480£115£9784£126£135
 Outpatient costs (18–24 months)79£99£13872£120£16780£90£15484£117£183
 Hospital physio and other services (18–24 months post-treatment)79£97£33272£39£12780£80£22184£82£316
 Hospital admissions costs (18–24 months post-treatment)79£181£67172£254£69480£452£118484£441£1138
Total health service costs (18–24 months)79£516£91172£529£83280£737£138284£764£1466
Imputed quarterly cost (3–18 months)68£206£31664£248£33972£317£43380£308£437
Total NHS costs (randomination—24 months post-treatment)59£2387£388560£2925£396265£3616£384972£3715£4078
Utilities
 EQ-5D baseline1080.6490.2161120.7300.1511080.6860.2091110.6810.175
 EQ-5D 6 months810.6880.245760.7230.266890.7160.208860.7370.176
 EQ-5D 9 months830.6450.262710.7540.214810.7050.238900.7010.220
 QALYs (randomisation—3 months post-treatment)670.5160.144640.5480.141710.5390.122780.5370.110
 EQ-5D (24 months post-treatment)780.6310.315700.7300.242780.7120.242790.6820.238
QALYs (randomisation—24 months post-treatment)611.6970.543561.8250.474611.7980.490651.7520.440
  • *Detailed breakdown of costs previously reported.

  • CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy; GP, general practitioner; NHS, National Health Service; QALY, quality adjusted life year; TAU, treatment as usual.