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Table 5 General practitioner resource use and costs (£ GBP) associated with the PolyPrime intervention

From: An external pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve appropriate polypharmacy in older people in primary care (PolyPrime)

Resource use

na

Mean time input

min. (SD)

Cost (£)

Stage 1: planning and preparation for delivery

 GP time associated with viewing the online video

-

1.72 (−)

7.27

 GP time associated with preparing for medication review 1

11

5.55 (5.75)

23.48

 GP time associated with preparing for medication review 2

15

8.2 (5.54)

34.69

Stage 2: delivery

 GP time associated with undertaking medication review 1

11

16.60 (7.24)

70.22

 GP time associated with carrying out any work post medication review 1

6

3.17 (2.48)

13.41

 GP time associated with carrying out any other activity related to medication review 1

2

2.50 (3.54)

10.58

 GP time associated with undertaking medication review 2

15

12.69 (3.80)

53.68

 GP time associated with carrying out any work post medication review 2

11

6.02 (13.33)

25.46

 GP time associated with carrying out any other activity related to medication review 2

3

11.67 (2.89)

49.36

Total cost per patient

  

288.15

  1. an number of responses/observations available, medication review 1 patient’s initial medication review, medication review 2 patient’s 6-month follow-up medication review