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Table 3 The long-term cost-effectiveness of U@Uni results (all results are per person)

From: The cost-effectiveness of a theory-based online health behaviour intervention for new university students: an economic evaluation

 

Do nothing

U@Uni

Incremental*

Scenario 1: Full development and implementation of U@Uni

Discounted life years

39.5088

39.5096

0.0008

Discounted QALYs

33.2426

33.2553

0.0128

Discounted costs

£0.00

£291.53

£291.53

ICER

-

-

£22,844

Net monetary benefit (NMB)** at threshold of £20,000 per QALY

-

-

-£36.30

Probability U@Uni is cost-effective at willingness-to-pay threshold of £20,000 per QALY

-

-

38.18%

Cost per smoker avoided with U@Uni

-

-

£55,882

Scenario 2: Roll-out of U@Uni

Discounted life years

39.5088

39.5096

0.0008

Discounted QALYs

33.2426

33.2553

0.0128

Discounted costs

£0.00

£19.71

£19.71

ICER

-

-

£1,545

Net monetary benefit (NMB)** at threshold of £20,000 per QALY

-

-

£236

Probability U@Uni is cost-effective at willingness-to-pay threshold of £20,000 per QALY

-

-

96.54%

Cost per smoker avoided with U@Uni

-

-

£3,778

Threshold cost analysis

 

U@Uni price

ICER

Probability U@Uni is cost-effective at £20 K threshold

£0

£0

97.64%

£5

£392

97.56%

£10

£784

97.32%

£25

£1,959

96.26%

£50

£3,918

94.34%

£100

£7,836

87.36%

£150

£11,754

77.54%

£200

£15,672

64.38%

£255

£19,981

48.24%

  1. *Any apparent discrepancies are due to rounding.
  2. **Net monetary benefit = incremental QALYs x willingness-to-pay threshold – incremental costs.