Table
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Appendix C
C1a. Cost among patients
with interventions beginning inpatient versus control
Author |
Year |
Country |
Centers |
Intervention y |
N patients |
Followup months |
Quality |
N-Intervention |
Cost_
Intervention |
N_
Control |
Cost_
Control |
Net
Diff |
P-Value |
Comments |
Naylor |
2004 |
USA |
M |
1997-01 |
239 |
12 |
|
118 |
7636 |
121 |
12481 |
|
0.002 |
US Dollars |
Koelling |
2005 |
USA |
S |
2001-02 |
223 |
6 |
|
107 |
5369 |
116 |
8292 |
-2823 |
0.035 |
US Dollars |
Capomolla |
2002 |
Italy |
S |
|
234 |
12 |
|
112 |
2244 |
122 |
2409 |
|
|
Euros |
Kasper |
2002 |
USA |
M |
1996-98 |
200 |
6 |
|
102 |
16182 |
98 |
8789 |
|
NS |
US Dollars |
Laramee |
2003 |
USA |
S |
1999-00 |
287 |
3 |
|
141 |
23054 |
146 |
25536 |
|
NS |
US Dollars |
Cline |
1998 |
Sweden |
S |
1991-3 |
190 |
12 |
|
80 |
2294 |
110 |
3594 |
|
NS |
US Dollars (cost in survivors) |
Stewart |
1998 |
Australia |
S |
nd |
97 |
6 |
|
49 |
3200 |
48 |
5400 |
|
NS |
Australian Dollar |
Atienza |
2004 |
Spain |
M |
|
338 |
16 |
A |
164 |
2912 |
174 |
5417 |
-2505 |
|
Euros |
Del Sindaco |
2007 |
Italy |
M |
2001-02 |
173 |
6 |
|
86 |
149660.2 |
87 |
248372.3 |
-98712.1 |
|
Euros |
Barth |
2001 |
USA |
S |
nd |
34 |
3 |
|
17 |
401.81 |
17 |
124.68 |
|
|
US Dollars |
Rich |
1995 |
USA |
S |
1988-89 |
98 |
3 |
|
63 |
|
35 |
|
-460 |
|
US Dollars (per patient per month = - $153) |
McDonald |
2002 |
UK |
S |
1998-00 |
98 |
3 |
|
51 |
9974 |
47 |
47190 |
-37216 |
|
Euros |
C1b. Combined endpoints of
mortality or readmission in the intervention beginning inpatient
compared with control group
Author |
Year |
N patients |
Followup months |
N-Interventions |
Combined events |
N Control |
Combined events |
RR |
P-Value |
|
Primary endpoint |
Del Sindaco |
2007 |
173 |
6 |
86 |
40 |
87 |
56 |
0.36 |
<0.001 |
RRR 0.167-0.509 |
yes |
Ledwidge |
2005 |
130 |
3 |
62 |
4 |
68 |
12 |
0.37 |
0.04 |
OR = 0.07-0.84 |
yes |
Atienza |
2004 |
338 |
16 |
164 |
0.7 |
174 |
1.17 |
0.47 |
<0.01 |
Patient per year |
yes |
Stewart |
1998 |
97 |
6 |
49 |
0.8 |
48 |
1.4 |
0.56 |
0.03 |
Patient per year |
yes |
Koelling |
2005 |
223 |
6 |
107 |
50 |
116 |
74 |
0.65 |
0.018 |
0.45-0.93 |
yes |
Kasper |
2002 |
200 |
6 |
102 |
50 |
98 |
72 |
0.67 |
NS |
P=0.03, Poisson model |
yes |
Dunagan |
2005 |
151 |
12 |
76 |
53 |
75 |
57 |
0.69 |
ns |
0.47-1.01 |
No |
Linne |
2006 |
230 |
6 |
122 |
58 |
108 |
55 |
0.93 |
ns |
|
yes |
Cline |
1998 |
190 |
12 |
80 |
56 |
110 |
79 |
0.97 |
NS |
|
No |
Nucifora |
2006 |
200 |
6 |
99 |
95 |
101 |
90 |
1.08 |
NS |
|
yes |
C2a. Cost incurred among
interventions post discharge versus control group
Author |
Year |
Country |
N patients |
Followup months |
N-Intervention |
Cost intervention |
N control |
Cost control |
Difference |
P-Value |
Comments |
Stewart |
1999 |
Australia |
200 |
6 |
100 |
490300 |
100 |
922600 |
-432300.00 |
ns |
Australian $ |
Krumholz |
2002 |
USA |
88 |
12 |
44 |
14420 |
44 |
21935 |
-7515.00 |
0.02 |
|
Riegel |
2006 |
USA |
134 |
6 |
69 |
10015 |
69 |
13967 |
-3952.00 |
nd |
|
Morcillo |
2005 |
Spain |
70 |
6 |
34 |
314.8 |
36 |
1505.6 |
-1190.80 |
<.001 |
Euro |
Riegel |
2002 |
USA |
358 |
6 |
130 |
1192 |
228 |
2186 |
-994.00 |
ns |
Inpatient Heart failure cost |
Jerant |
2001 |
|
|
|
12 |
28888 |
12 |
21595 |
7293.00 |
ns |
Group telesupport vs usual care |
Jerant |
2001 |
USA |
37 |
6 |
13 |
29701 |
12 |
21595 |
8106.00 |
ns |
Home telecare vs usual care |
Benatar |
2003 |
USA |
216 |
12 |
108 |
677710 |
108 |
500343 |
177367.00 |
ns |
Home Nurse Visit vs. Nurse telemanagement |
C2b. Combined endpoints of
mortality or death among interventions post discharge versus
control group
Author |
Year |
Followup months |
N-Intervention |
CombEvents Intervention |
N Control |
CombEvents Control |
RR |
P-Value |
Quality |
Thompson |
2005 |
6 |
58 |
15 |
48 |
21 |
0.59 |
nd |
C |
Stewart |
1999 |
6 |
100 |
77 |
100 |
129 |
0.60 |
0.02 |
A |
Krumholz |
2002 |
12 |
44 |
25 |
44 |
36 |
0.69 |
0.01 |
B |
Stromberg |
2003 |
12 |
52 |
29 |
54 |
40 |
0.75 |
0.03 |
A |
Doughty |
2002 |
12 |
100 |
68 |
97 |
61 |
1.08 |
ns |
C |
C3. Combined end points and
costs incurred in patients beginning intervention in the outpatient
clinic versus control group
Author |
Year |
Country |
Centers |
Intervention y |
N patients |
Followup months |
N-Intervention |
combined_
Intervention |
N_
Control |
combined_
Control |
RR |
P-Value |
Comments |
Sisk |
2006 |
USA |
M |
2000-02 |
406 |
12 |
203 |
|
203 |
|
#DIV/0! |
|
|
GESICA |
2005 |
Argentina |
M |
2000-01 |
1518 |
16 |
760 |
299 |
758 |
339 |
0.88 |
0.057 |
|
Bouvy |
2003 |
Netherlands |
M |
1998-00 |
152 |
6 |
74 |
19 |
78 |
19 |
1.05 |
ns |
|
Murray |
2007 |
USA |
M |
2001-04 |
314 |
12 |
122 |
|
192 |
|
#DIV/0! |
|
Mean Difference - $2960 per patient (-$7603 to $1388) |