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Table 5 Mean cost and QALY per participant

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized study of depression treatment options in primary care suggests stepped-care treatment may have economic benefits

Sector

SC

TAU

ICBT

SCP

All participants

 Physician Mean (s.d.)

$678 (239)

$744 (263)

$661 (213)

$548 (205)

 Outpatient Mean (s.d.)

$572 (212)

$575 (228)

$490 (177)

$653 (351)

 Inpatient Mean (s.d.)

$1096 (630)

$1421 (1006)

$1202 (758)

$990 (372)

 Total (s.d.)

$2346 (655)

$2740 (968)

$2353 (767)

$2191 (539)

 Cost Difference (95% CI) (SCP vs. others)

-$155 (−173-- -138)

-$549 (− 585-- -514)

-$161 (− 200 -- -123)

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 QALY (s.d.)

0.881 (0.003)

0.870 (0.004)

0.881 (0.003)

0.882 (0.005)

 QALY Difference (95% CI) (SCP vs. others)

0.0001 (0 -- 0.0004)

0.0124 (0.012 -- 0.013)

0.0003 (0 -- 0.0008)

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Depressed participants

 Physician Mean (s.d.)

$794 (281)

$966 (316)

$784 (217)

$634 (210)

 Outpatient Mean (s.d.)

$787 (314)

$770 (278)

$618 (234)

$1163 (416)

 Inpatient Mean (s.d.)

$1497 (535)

$1779 (780)

$1119 (321)

$1279 (315)

 Total (s.d.)

$3078 (677)

$3516 (890)

$2522 (455)

$3075 (565)

 Cost Difference (95% CI) (SCP vs. others))

-$3 (−20—14)

-$440 (−472-- -409)

$554 (525--582)

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 QALY (s.d.)

0.766 (0.014)

0.730 (0.014)

0.758 (0.017)

0.767 (0.021)

 QALY Difference (95% CI) (SCP vs. others)

0.0013 (0--0.0025)

0.037 (0.035--0.039)

0.0097 (0.008--0.012)

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