Resource use category | Control group (n=63) Mean (SE) | Hypothermia group (n=67) Mean (SE) | Mean difference (95% CI) | Control group (n=63) Mean cost (SE) | Hypothermia group (n=67) Mean cost (SE) | Mean cost difference (95% CI) |
Primary care | ||||||
GP clinic visits | 1.46 (0.24) | 1.37 (0.26) | −0.09 (–0.79 to 0.60) | £52 (£8) | £49 (£9) | –£3 (–£28 to £22) |
Practice nurse visits | 0.12 (0.04) | 0.35 (0.13) | 0.23 (–0.05 to 0.51) | £1 (£0) | £4 (£1) | £3 (–£1 to £6) |
Total cost—primary care | – | – | – | £54 (£9) | £53 (£10) | –£1 (–£27 to £26) |
Community care | ||||||
Health visitor visits | 0.06 (0.06) | 0.18 (0.08) | 0.12 (–0.09 to 0.33) | £3 (£4) | £11 (£5) | £7 (–£5 to £20) |
Community nurse visits | 0.80 (0.33) | 0.85 (0.50) | 0.05 (–1.16 to 1.26) | £89 (£37) | £95 (£56) | £6 (–£130 to £141) |
Community paediatrics visits | 0.29 (0.09) | 0.57 (0.21) | 0.28 (–0.19 to 0.75) | £81 (£26) | £159 (£59) | £78 (–£52 to £208) |
Optician visits | 0.27 (0.07) | 0.45 (0.13) | 0.17 (–0.12 to 0.47) | £6 (£1) | £10 (£3) | £4 (−£3 to £10) |
Orthoptist visits | 0.30 (0.10) | 0.25 (0.12) | −0.06 (–0.36 to 0.25) | £17 (£6) | £14 (£7) | –£3 (–£21 to £14) |
Physiotherapist visits | 3.07 (0.89) | 2.46 (1.11) | −0.61 (–3.54 to 2.33) | £268 (£78) | £215 (£97) | –£53 (–£309 to £203) |
SALT visits | 2.64 (0.71) | 3.03 (1.47) | 0.39 (–2.95 to 3.74) | £249 (£67) | £287 (£139) | £37 (–£279 to £353) |
Total cost—community care | – | – | – | £715 (£159) | £790 (£235) | £75 (–£504 to £655) |
Secondary (hospital-based) care: | ||||||
A&E visits | 0.42 (0.16) | 0.19 (0.06) | −0.23 (–0.55 to 0.09) | £78 (£29) | £35 (£11) | –£43 (–£103 to £17) |
Hospital day unit visits | 0.10 (0.07) | 0.14 (0.07) | 0.04 (–0.15 to 0.22) | £75 (£51) | £101 (£49) | £27 (–£114 to £167) |
Hospital outpatient visits | 0.87 (0.26) | 0.87 (0.22) | −0.01 (–0.67 to 0.65) | £170 (£50) | £169 (£44) | –£1 (–£129 to £127) |
Hospital inpatient days | 2.21 (1.25) | 0.69 (0.38) | −1.51 (–4.04 to 1.01) | £1116 (£668) | £299 (£163) | –£817 (–£2141 to £508) |
Total cost—secondary care | – | – | – | £1438 (£732) | £604 (£199) | –£834 (–£2295 to £627) |
Other miscellaneous clinics/therapist sessions†: | ||||||
Occupational therapist visits | 1.14 (0.55) | 0.50 (0.24) | −0.64 (–1.81 to 0.53) | £149 (£72) | £65 (£32) | –£84 (–£237 to £69) |
Parent support worker/special educational needs worker | 1.02 (0.82) | 0.24 (0.14) | −0.78 (–2.38 to 0.83) | £53 (£42) | £12 (£7) | –£40 (–£124 to £43) |
Dietician visits | 0.05 (0.05) | 0.10 (0.07) | 0.06 (–0.11 to 0.22) | £4 (£4) | £8 (£6) | £5 (–£9 to £18) |
Dentist visits | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.04 (0.03) | 0.03 (–0.03 to 0.09) | £1 (£1) | £2 (£1) | £2 (–£2 to £5) |
Educational psychologist visits | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.01) | −0.00 (–0.04 to 0.04) | £1 (£1) | £1 (£1) | £0 (–£4 to £4) |
Home respite team visits | 0.38 (0.38) | 0.00 (0.00) | −0.38 (–1.11 to 0.35) | £73 (£73) | £0 (£0) | −£73 (−£213 to £67) |
Social worker visits | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.09 (0.09) | 0.09 (–0.09 to 0.27) | £0 (£0) | £7 (£7) | £7 (–£7 to £22) |
Support for physical disability visits | 0.32 (0.32) | 0.00 (0.00) | −0.32 (–0.93 to 0.29) | £61 (£61) | £0 (£0) | –£61 (–£178 to £56) |
Total cost—miscellaneous clinics/therapist sessions | – | – | – | £342 (£157) | £97 (£35) | –£245 (–£555 to £64) |
Total overall cost | – | – | – | £2549 (£812) | £1543 (£361) | –£1005 (–£2734 to £724) |
The bold values identify the total costs for each cost category (eg, primary care, community care etc) and for overall total costs.
*Base-case results estimated using imputed data.
†Other miscellaneous clinics/therapist sessions are from a section of the questionnaire which was optional to complete. If respondents did not complete this section, we have assumed no contacts took place.
A&E, accident and emergency; GP, general practitioner; SALT, speech and language therapy.