Table 4

Scenario analyses: cost-effectiveness ($A, 2014)

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER)
ScenarioCost per quality-adjusted life year (CUA)Cost per %-point reduction in 30-day prevalence of depression, anxiety and adjustment disorders (CEA)Probability of cost-effectiveness at threshold of $A55 000 per QALY (%)
Base case$36 451.04$151.6755
With multiple imputation of missing data$44 830.07$746.6853
Only baseline variables in regression models$34 332.92$159.1057
Assuming MCH nurse training lasts 1 year$39 041.07$162.4454
Number of participants per WWWT session=5$39 214.87$163.1754
Number of participants per WWWT session=7$34 473.05$143.4456
Health sector costs only$50 359.59$209.5447
Early childhood sector costs only$18 466.31$76.8468
Public sector costs only$29 919.03$124.4958
Incremental costs at upper end of 95% CI, incremental outcomes at lower end of 95% CI$65 362.84$1881.4136
Incremental costs at lower end of 95% CI, incremental outcomes at upper end of 95% CI$19 245.54$25.9167
Linear models for costs and outcomes$19 706.80$97.2862