Cost-effectiveness analysis
| Usual care | PhysioDirect | Incremental difference (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) cost | n | Mean (SD) cost | ||
| Cost of physiotherapy | 432 | £78.77 (£57.08) | 840 | £86.75 (£65.47) | £7.98 (£0.69 to £15.27) |
| Cost of NHS services other than physiotherapy | 432 | £100.91 (£502.02) | 840 | £112.23 (£476.91) | £11.32 (−£45.08 to £67.72) |
| Total cost including physiotherapy | 432 | £179.68 (£504.73) | 840 | £198.98 (482.12) | £19.30 (−£37.60 to £76.19) |
| QALYs | 432 | 0.325 (0.077) | 840 | 0.332 (0.081) | 0.007 (−0.003 to 0.016) |
| Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) | £2889 | ||||
| Median net monetary benefit (95% CI) based on bootstrapped results | |||||
| λ=£20 000 | £117 (−£86 to £310) | ||||
| Probability of intervention being cost-effective | 0.88 | ||||
| λ=£30 000 | £184 (−£106 to £461) | ||||
| Probability of intervention being cost-effective | 0.90 | ||||
Includes cases with complete data on NHS costs and QALYs.
NHS, National Health Service; QALY, Quality-Adjusted Life Year.