Summary of costs for home-based and centre-based groups
| Trial Author (year) | Currency Year of costs Follow-up | Cardiac rehabilitation programme cost (per patient) | Programme costs considered | Total healthcare cost (per patient) | Additional healthcare costs considered | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlson et al (2000) | US$ Not reported 6 months | Home: mean 1519 Centre: mean 2349 | Staff, ECG monitoring | Not reported | ||
| Marchionni et al (2003) | US$ 2000 14 months | Home: mean 1650 Centre: mean 8841 | Not reported | Home: 21 298 Centre: 13 246 | Not reported | |
| Dalal et al 2007 | UK£ 2002–2003 9 months | Home: mean 170 (SD 8) Centre: mean 200 (SD 3) Difference: mean 30 95% CI −45 to −12 p<0.0001 | Staff, exercise equipment, staff travel | Home: mean 3279 (SD 374) Centre: mean 3201 (SD 443) Difference: mean 78 95% CI −1103 to 1191 p=0.894 | Rehospitalisations, revascularisations, secondary preventive medication, investigations, primary care consultations | |
| Jolly et al 2007 | UK£ 2003 24 months | Home: mean 198 95% CI 189 to 209 Centre: mean 157 95% CI 139 to 175 p<0.05 | Staff, telephone consultations, staff travel | Not reported | With inclusion of patient costs (travel and time), the societal costs of home-based and centre-based cardiac rehabilitation were not significantly different. |