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Table 4 Total societal cost per participant over the 13-month follow-up period (£)

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a communication-focused therapy for pre-school children with autism: results from a randomised controlled trial

 

PACT + TAU

TAU

Difference (95 % CI)

p-value*

(n = 74)

(n = 68)

Mean (s.d.)

Mean (s.d.)

Total health, education and social services

6539 (3378)

2050 (1633)

4489 (3534to 5377)

0.000

Education and childcare

3743 (1451)

3578 (1462)

199 (−417 to 1004)

0.366

Parental out-of-pocket expenditure

1146 (2079)

788 (1019)

358 (−189 to 906)

0.149

Parental productivity losses

484 (837)

338 (918)

146 (−144 to 437)

0.621

Parental informal care

46007 (28722)

49814 (28970)

−3808 (−13350 to 5735)

0.459

Total societal cost

57919 (30157)

56534 (29375)

1385 (−8468 to 11239)

0.788

  1. *Adjusted for gender, age, centre, baseline ADOS-G score, baseline total costs, parental occupation, parental education and ethnicity