TABLE 30

Sensitivity analysis of varying the amount of resource use among the FP cases in the postnatal model

StrategyFP treatment cost = 10% of TP treatment costFP treatment cost = 30% of TP treatment cost
Total cost (£)Total QALYsProbability of cost-effectiveness at WTP ofTotal cost (£)Total QALYsProbability of cost-effectiveness at WTP of
£20,000£30,000£20,000£30,000
Whooley questions followed by PHQ-965.100.89860.3820.29867.400.89860.4460.365
Whooley questions followed by EPDS (≥ 13-point cut-off point)70.000.89890.0810.06673.500.89890.1170.091
Routine care case identification71.100.89850.0480.05387.500.89850.0040.008
EPDS (≥ 13-point cut-off point) only71.500.89890.0780.07175.300.89890.1140.101
Whooley questions followed by EPDS (≥ 10-point cut-off point)82.400.89930.1530.15390.300.89930.1440.170
EPDS (≥ 10-point cut-off point) only88.400.89940.1770.22399.200.89940.1370.191
Whooley questions only95.000.89940.0810.137112.000.89940.0390.075

Strategies with the highest probability of being cost-effective at different WTP thresholds are shaded.

From: Chapter 7, Cost-effectiveness of screening/case-finding strategies for perinatal depression

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