Key results from included studies sterling
| Author/ year | Mean (SD) weekly costs in pounds sterling,* by residential location | Evidence | |||||
| Beecham 17 (1997)† | Premove (No) | Postmove ‘community’ settings (No) | Mean costs are lower in ‘community’ settings than long-stay hospital, although no statistical analysis is reported and there is considerable variation is observable between different ‘community’ settings. | ||||
| Hospital (192) | Public (30) | Voluntary (20) | Private (141) | Ind. living(=1) | All (192) | ||
| 574 (−) | 517 (165) | 351 (72) | 323 (45) | 133 | 356 (106) | ||
| Hallam18 (2006)‡ | Premove (No=103) | Postmove all ‘community’ settings (No=103) | Mean costs are higher in ‘community’ settings than long-stay hospital at 1, 5 and 12 years; statistically significant in each case. No presentation or analysis of postdischarge costs by type of residence. | ||||
| Hospital | 1 Year | 5 Years | 12 Years | ||||
| 736 (136) | 899 (260) | 871 (301) | 765 (324) | ||||
| Paired t-test (df=102) | +163 (t=4.96, p<0.001) | +135 (t=35.04, p<0.001) | +29 (t=54.07, p< 0.001 | ||||
*In both cases, studies assessed formal costs per client (payer perspective) for hospital, community and accommodation services.
†Costs in £, 1994/1995 levels.
‡Costs in £, 2002/2003 levels.