Full-sample cost-effectiveness analysis (mean cost in £ / mean QALY, 95% CI).

<p>Multiple imputation by chained equation (MICE): predictive mean matching (<i>pmm</i>) for utilities and ordered logit (<i>ologit</i>) for Barthel ADL scores; 45 imputations.</p><p>^aInpatient, day-case and outpatient cost data were collected for both locations, Nottingham and Leicester.</p><p>^bAdjusted by age, sex, hospital location (Leicester), and baseline utility, permanent care home residence, and Charlson co-morbidity (scores 2–3 and ≥4). A GLM model (family—gamma, link—0.8) was applied.</p><p>^c Adjusted by age, sex, hospital location (Leicester), and baseline utility. OLS was applied.</p><p>Full-sample cost-effectiveness analysis (mean cost in £ / mean QALY, 95% CI).