Cost effectiveness of case finding extrapolated to 12 months
| Based on numbers observed | Based on 90% spirometry attendance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Including cost of spirometer and nebuliser, £ | Excluding cost of spirometer and nebuliser, £ | Including cost of spirometer and nebuliser, £ | Excluding cost of spirometer and nebuliser, £ | |||||
| Items | T | O | T | O | T | O | T | O |
| Questionnaire pack | 305.91 | 12.57 | 305.91 | 12.57 | 305.91 | 12.57 | 305.91 | 12.57 |
| Administration | 2445.00 | 2457.00 | 2445.00 | 2457.00 | 2445.00 | 2457.00 | 2445.00 | 2457.00 |
| Reminders | 488.62 | 327.69 | 488.62 | 327.69 | 488.62 | 327.69 | 488.62 | 327.69 |
| Spirometry | 1006.08 | 1077.94 | 1006.08 | 1077.94 | 2385.84 | 2817.01 | 2385.84 | 2817.01 |
| Total | 4613.40 | 4242.99 | 4245.61 | 3875.20 | 5993.16 | 5982.06 | 5625.37 | 5614.27 |
| Number diagnosed | 10 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 21 | 37 |
| Cost per diagnosis | 461.34 | 265.19 | 424.56 | 242.20 | 285.39 | 161.68 | 267.87 | 151.74 |
| ICER | a | a | a | a | ||||
ICER = incremental cost-effectiveness ratio. O = opportunistic. T = targeted.
↵a Opportunistic’ arm dominates over ‘targeted’ arm (that is: it is both cheaper and more effective).