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BMJ 2013;346:f2065 doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2065 (Published 28 March 2013) Page 2 of 6
CORRECTIONS
Tables
Table 1| [CORRECTED VERSION] Self reported service use (contacts) and unit costs to be applied, across treatment groups at 12 month
follow-up
Mean (SE) contacts* Between group difference
Standardised
Service use item Usual care (n=431) Telehealth (n=538) Raw (£) (%)† Unit cost (£) Unit
Hospital use
Emergency department 0.38 (0.07) 0.23 (0.04) −0.15‡ −13.7 103.00-133.00 Per attendance 26
Inpatient bed days 1.23 (0.24) 0.98 (0.22) −0.25 −5.0 116.00-1657.00 Per day 26
Day hospital and other day 0.51 (0.12) 0.39 (0.1) −0.13 −5.4 156.00-1496.00 Per attendance 26
attendances
Outpatient attendances 1.26 (0.13) 1.07 (0.08) −0.18 −8.3 23.00-306.00 Per attendance 26
Community health services/primary care
Paramedic 0.18 (0.04) 0.13 (0.02) −0.05 −8.0 192.00 Per visit 24
Community matron (visit) 0.76 (0.15) 0.7 (0.14) −0.06 −1.9 1.31, 38.00 Per minute, per visit 24
Community matron (telephone) 0.2 (0.04) 0.38 (0.1) 0.18 10.4 1.28 Per minute 24
24
Community or district nurse 0.73 (0.26) 1.26 (0.74) 0.53 4.2 1.13, 24.00 Per minute, per visit 24
(visit)
Community or district nurse 0.14 (0.06) 0.24 (0.07) 0.10 6.8 0.52 Per minute 24
(telephone)
Practice nurse 1.5 (0.15) 1.26 (0.11) −0.24 −9.3 0.52 Per minute 24
Night nurse 0 0.01 (0.01) 0.01 6.1 0.50 Per minute 24
Specialist nurse 0.69 (0.1) 0.64 (0.08) −0.05 −2.6 0.95-1.31 Per minute 24
Physiotherapist or occupational 0.7 (0.3) 0.29 (0.08) −0.41 −10.9 0.65 Per minute 24
therapist
24
GP (home) 0.37 (0.07) 0.23 (0.07) −0.13 −11.1 4.00, 94.00 Per minute, per visit
GP (surgery) 1.69 (0.09) 1.7 (0.1) 0.01 0.7 2.40, 28.00 Per minute, per visit 24
GP (telephone) 0.52 (0.07) 0.42 (0.04) −0.10 −10.6 17.00 Per consultation 24
Dentist 0.42 (0.06) 0.45 (0.05) 0.03 3.2 86.85 Contact 26
Chiropodist 0.61 (0.13) 0.6 (0.11) −0.01 −0.4 35.37 Contact 26
Optician 0.48 (0.09) 0.37 (0.04) −0.11 −8.4 20.26 Per eye test 27
Community mental health
Psychiatrist 0.02 (0.01) 0.02 (0.01) −0.00 −0.2 4.72 Per minute 24
Mental health nurse 0.02 (0.01) 0.03 (0.02) 0.01 3.6 0.83 Per minute 24
Community care services
Social worker 0.35 (0.23) 0.16 (0.05) −0.19 −6.0 0.92 Per minute 24
Day and evening care/help at 6.36 (1.4) 4.98 (1.5) −1.38 −4.3 0.42 Per minute 24
home
Paid night carer 0.19 (0.11) 0.4 (0.24) 0.21 4.9 0.50 Per minute 24
Meals on wheels 0.45 (0.26) 0.65 (0.46) 0.20 2.3 5.00 Per meal 24
Major and minor adaptations 0.07 (0.02) 0.08 (0.02) 0.01 3.5 1.50-455 Per adaptation 24
Equipment (such as mobility, 0.17 (0.04) 0.19 (0.03) 0.02 2.2 0.20-97.5 Per item 24,28,29
ADL)
Care home respite
Days 0.02 (0.02) 0.03 (0.03) 0.00 0.5 63.72-70.57 Per day 24
Day services
Day care and other day 0.59 (0.18) 0.44 (0.16) −0.15 −4.1 36.00-155.82 Per attendance 24,26 ,30, 31
attendances
Drug treatment
No of drugs 8.57 (0.23) 8.64 (0.2) 0.07 1.7 Various Various 32
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CORRECTIONS
Tables
Table 1| [CORRECTED VERSION] Self reported service use (contacts) and unit costs to be applied, across treatment groups at 12 month
follow-up
Mean (SE) contacts* Between group difference
Standardised
Service use item Usual care (n=431) Telehealth (n=538) Raw (£) (%)† Unit cost (£) Unit
Hospital use
Emergency department 0.38 (0.07) 0.23 (0.04) −0.15‡ −13.7 103.00-133.00 Per attendance 26
Inpatient bed days 1.23 (0.24) 0.98 (0.22) −0.25 −5.0 116.00-1657.00 Per day 26
Day hospital and other day 0.51 (0.12) 0.39 (0.1) −0.13 −5.4 156.00-1496.00 Per attendance 26
attendances
Outpatient attendances 1.26 (0.13) 1.07 (0.08) −0.18 −8.3 23.00-306.00 Per attendance 26
Community health services/primary care
Paramedic 0.18 (0.04) 0.13 (0.02) −0.05 −8.0 192.00 Per visit 24
Community matron (visit) 0.76 (0.15) 0.7 (0.14) −0.06 −1.9 1.31, 38.00 Per minute, per visit 24
Community matron (telephone) 0.2 (0.04) 0.38 (0.1) 0.18 10.4 1.28 Per minute 24
24
Community or district nurse 0.73 (0.26) 1.26 (0.74) 0.53 4.2 1.13, 24.00 Per minute, per visit 24
(visit)
Community or district nurse 0.14 (0.06) 0.24 (0.07) 0.10 6.8 0.52 Per minute 24
(telephone)
Practice nurse 1.5 (0.15) 1.26 (0.11) −0.24 −9.3 0.52 Per minute 24
Night nurse 0 0.01 (0.01) 0.01 6.1 0.50 Per minute 24
Specialist nurse 0.69 (0.1) 0.64 (0.08) −0.05 −2.6 0.95-1.31 Per minute 24
Physiotherapist or occupational 0.7 (0.3) 0.29 (0.08) −0.41 −10.9 0.65 Per minute 24
therapist
24
GP (home) 0.37 (0.07) 0.23 (0.07) −0.13 −11.1 4.00, 94.00 Per minute, per visit
GP (surgery) 1.69 (0.09) 1.7 (0.1) 0.01 0.7 2.40, 28.00 Per minute, per visit 24
GP (telephone) 0.52 (0.07) 0.42 (0.04) −0.10 −10.6 17.00 Per consultation 24
Dentist 0.42 (0.06) 0.45 (0.05) 0.03 3.2 86.85 Contact 26
Chiropodist 0.61 (0.13) 0.6 (0.11) −0.01 −0.4 35.37 Contact 26
Optician 0.48 (0.09) 0.37 (0.04) −0.11 −8.4 20.26 Per eye test 27
Community mental health
Psychiatrist 0.02 (0.01) 0.02 (0.01) −0.00 −0.2 4.72 Per minute 24
Mental health nurse 0.02 (0.01) 0.03 (0.02) 0.01 3.6 0.83 Per minute 24
Community care services
Social worker 0.35 (0.23) 0.16 (0.05) −0.19 −6.0 0.92 Per minute 24
Day and evening care/help at 6.36 (1.4) 4.98 (1.5) −1.38 −4.3 0.42 Per minute 24
home
Paid night carer 0.19 (0.11) 0.4 (0.24) 0.21 4.9 0.50 Per minute 24
Meals on wheels 0.45 (0.26) 0.65 (0.46) 0.20 2.3 5.00 Per meal 24
Major and minor adaptations 0.07 (0.02) 0.08 (0.02) 0.01 3.5 1.50-455 Per adaptation 24
Equipment (such as mobility, 0.17 (0.04) 0.19 (0.03) 0.02 2.2 0.20-97.5 Per item 24,28,29
ADL)
Care home respite
Days 0.02 (0.02) 0.03 (0.03) 0.00 0.5 63.72-70.57 Per day 24
Day services
Day care and other day 0.59 (0.18) 0.44 (0.16) −0.15 −4.1 36.00-155.82 Per attendance 24,26 ,30, 31
attendances
Drug treatment
No of drugs 8.57 (0.23) 8.64 (0.2) 0.07 1.7 Various Various 32
£1=€1.14; $1.49. Unit costs were applied to the last three months before 12 month follow-up.
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