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Digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia and primary care costs in England: an interrupted time series analysis

Chris Sampson, Eleanor Bell, Amanda Cole, Christopher B Miller, Tracey Marriott, Matt Williams and James Rose
BJGP Open 2022; 6 (2): BJGPO.2021.0146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0146
Chris Sampson
1 The Office of Health Economics, London, UK
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Amanda Cole
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Christopher B Miller
2 Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
3 Big Health Inc, San Francisco, CA, US
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    Table 1. Overview of secondary analyses
    AnalysisPopulationInterventionOutcome
    APeople referred to Sleepio by their GP Sleepio rolloutTotal prescription costs
    BPeople referred to Sleepio by their GP Sleepio rolloutCount of Z-drug prescriptions
    CPeople with a diagnosis of anxiety or depression Sleepio rolloutTotal primary care costs
    DWhole sample Sleepio referralTotal primary care costs
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    Table 2. GP practice samples
    EMIS data
    Referred to Sleepio
    Practice Sample size, n n %
    123912209.20
    28128710.71
    318491719.25
    42953311.19
    5757648.45
    615111389.13
    74547917.40
    823511486.30
    92856823.86
    Total10 70510089.42
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    Table 3. Estimated number of patients who used Sleepio by population
    Estimated patients based on EMIS dataEstimated patients based on Sleepio data
    Population Population size, n n % n %
    EMIS sample10 70510089.42Unknowna Unknowna
    Nine practices129 8651008b 0.78c 12200.94
    Buckinghamshire540 0594192c 0.78c 31340.58
    Thames Valley2 300 00017 940c 0.78c 12 3740.54
    England55 980 000434 512c 0.78c 302 292c 0.54b
    • aUnknown represents the number of people across the EMIS sample who registered in the Sleepio app, which the authors were not able to observe because the two data sets could not be linked. bExtrapolated from observation. cAssumed from extrapolation.

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    Table 4. Full sample regression coefficients
    CategoryPreferred modelModel 2Model 3Model 4Model 5
    Time0.002a 0.002a 0.002a 0.001a 0.004
    Intervention–0.038a –0.036a –0.033a 0.033a 0.263a
    Post–0.002a –0.002a –0.002a –0.000–0.003
    Seasonal adjustmentYESYESYESNONO
    Age bandsYESYESNONONO
    SexYESYESNONONO
    DiagnosesYESNONONONO
    Practice random effectsYESYESYESYESNO
    • a P<0.001.

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    Table 5. Projected reduction in primary care costs associated with Sleepio rollout
    Sample1 year65weeks2 yearsa 3 yearsa
    Per person(95% CI)£4.66(£3.20 to £6.13)£6.64(£4.60 to £8.67)£13.00(£9.15 to £16.84)£21.48(£15.22 to £27.75)
    Per Sleepio userb £49.52£70.44£138.00£228.07
    Nine practices£49 930£71 027£139 144£229 967
    Buckinghamshire£207 640£295 374£578 648£956 347
    Thames Valley£884 298£1 257 936£2 464 343£4 072 885
    England£21 523 042£30 617 071£59 979 956£99 130 468
    • aProjection beyond the observed period. b9.42% of the sample based on GP referrals.

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    Table 6. Secondary analysis regression coefficients
    Analysis A (prescription costs)Analysis B (Z-drugs)Analysis C (anxiety/depression sample)
    Time0.005a 0.002b 0.003a
    Intervention0.0130.222a –0.046a
    Post–0.004a –0.003c –0.003a
    • a P<0.001. b P<0.05. c P<0.01.

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Chris Sampson, Eleanor Bell, Amanda Cole, Christopher B Miller, Tracey Marriott, Matt Williams, James Rose
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