Table 6 Incremental cost effectiveness analysis results
Analysis | Intervention | Control | ICC |
|---|---|---|---|
Group follow-up N = 216 | Individual follow-up N = 221 | ||
Cost analysis | |||
Total healthcare cost (€) | |||
Mean (SD) | 3,551 (566) | 4,337 (551) | 0.016 |
Incremental analysis (difference in means; intervention versus control) | −772 (95% CI, −1,415 to −128; P = 0.020) | ||
Effectiveness analysis | |||
QALYs gained | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.31 (0.12) | 1.35 (0.12) | 0.033 |
Incremental analysis (difference in means; intervention versus control) | |||
−0.04 (95% CI, −0.08 to 0.01; P = 0.052) | |||
Cost effectiveness analysis (probability that treatment is cost effective at λ | |||
Threshold value (λ) | |||
λ = €0 | 1.000 | 0.000 | |
λ = €5,000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | |
λ = €10,000 | 0.996 | 0.004 | |
λ = €15,000 | 0.762 | 0.238 | |
λ = €20,000 | 0.400 | 0.600 | |
λ = €25,000 | 0.204 | 0.796 | |
λ = €30,000 | 0.119 | 0.881 | |
λ = €35,000 | 0.078 | 0.922 | |
λ = €40,000 | 0.049 | 0.951 | |
λ = €45,000 | 0.033 | 0.967 | |