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Table 5 Resource utilization and costs by study group

From: Nurse clinic versus home delivery of evidence-based community leg ulcer care: A randomized health services trial

Variables

Home (n = 65)

Clinic (n = 61)

Statistics

 

Mean

(sd)

Mean

(sd)

p value

Nursing Visits for episode of Leg Ulcer Care

37.61

(31.596)

37.18

(44.328)

.950

Weeks on Service

18.66

(14.453)

17.30

(14.659)

.602

Visits per Week

2.12

(1.158)

2.12

(1.125)

.950

Nursing Cost for Episode of Care of Leg Ulcer Client

$1,868.01

($1,615.24)

$1,807.79

($2,163.87)

.859

Cost of Wound Supplies for Episode of Care

$1,137.39

($1,516.93)

$905.14

($1,714.91)

.423