Table 4 Primary outcomes: Total number of hours, number of patients and costs of community mental health services from baseline (date of randomisation) to 12 months
Variable | All (n = 41) | Intervention (N = 21) | Control (N = 20) | Between groups | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of hours | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR), range | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean diff (95% CI) | |
Total number of hours received community mental health services | 62.9 (115.1) | 6.0 (0.0–54.0), 436.0 | 52.4 (111.4) | 74 (120.8) | −21.6 (−93.1 to 44.9) | .096 |
Home help (cleaning, shopping etc.) | 1.8 (6.6) | 0 (0–0), 39.3 | 1.4 (3.7) | 2.3 (8.8) | −0.9 (−5.5 to 2.4) | .680 |
Home care nursing | 55.3 (106.3) | 0 (0–49.4), 396.7 | 47.4 (111.0) | 63.5 (103.4) | −16 (−85.5 to 51.2) | .023 |
Community mental health consultation | 5.9 (20.7) | 0(0–3.3), 128.6 | 3.6 (8.2) | 8.2 (28.6) | −4.5 (− 20.9 to 4.5) | .758 |
Number of patients | N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Difference in %- points | ||
Total number of patients with the listed servicesa | 29 (71%) | 13 (62%) | 16 (80%) | − 18 | .209 | |
Home help (cleaning, shopping etc.) | 5 (12%) | 3 (14%) | 2 (10%) | 4 | .679 | |
Home care nursing | 20 (49%) | 6 (29%) | 14 (70%) | − 41 | .009 | |
Community mental health consultation | 14 (34%) | 8 (38%) | 6 (30%) | 8 | .589 | |
Costs | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR), range | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean diff (95% CI) | |
Total cost of Community mental health services | 5345 (9752.6) | 546 (0–4587), 36,773 | 4444.7 (9399) | 6290.5 (10,266.7) | − 1845 (−8267 to 4171) | .102 |
Home help (cleaning, shopping etc.) | 153 (558) | 0 (0–0), 3313 | 116 (310) | 191 (743) | −74 (− 476 to 200) | .680 |
Home care nursing | 4661 (8966) | 0 (0–4165), 33,460 | 3999 (9359) | 5357 (8721) | − 1357 (− 7124 to 4683) | .023 |
Community mental health consultation | 530 (1864) | 0 (0–300), 11,605 | 328 (742) | 741 (2577) | − 413 (− 1784 to 457) | .758 |