Table 4

Mean costs in UK pounds sterling (£) per student and health-related quality-of-life outcomes at 1 year follow-up

Intervention arm (I)Control arm (C)Unadjusted mean difference (I-C)
Adjusted mean difference (I-C)
NMean (SD)NMean (SD)Estimate95% CIP value
Costs (£)
 Preintervention4080360.28 (1,242.25)3995378.90 (1,444.81)−18.62−18.81−84.96 to 47.330.57
 Intervention342470.73 (21.66)33700.00 (0.00)70.7371.6164.84 to 78.38<0·0001
 Hospital3424601.55 (1,569.74)3370636.51 (1,660.74)−35.73−36.70−120.64 to 47.240.39
 Community health and social care3424377.92 (1,014.23)3370636.51 (1,660.74)−6.14−21.97−73.21 to 29.270.40
 Medication342417.18 (76.98)337018.81 (83.44)−2.74−2.08−6.94 to 2.780.40
 Accommodation342423.54 (458.70)337018.03 (426.27)5.515.30−14.96 to 25.570.61
 Teaching support3424242.59 (810.92)3370232.54 (755.87)3.72−6.33−53.35 to 40.690.79
 Total34241,333.57 (2,389.42)33701,290.79 (1,379.13)34.906.84−128.04 to 141.720.92
Health-related quality of life (CHU9D)
 Utility score preintervention40290.838 (0.118)39530.837 (0.116)
 Utility score postintervention37360.825 (0.127)37790.828 (0.124)
 Utility score at 1 year follow-up36510.824 (0.129)35510.823 (0.129)
 Total QALYs33130.871 (0.130)32870.847 (0.131)0.0170.012−0.015 to 0.0380.39
  • CHU9D, Child Health Utility 9D; QALY, quality-adjusted life year.