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Table 5 Long-term health effects, costs and cost-effectiveness of the different intervention scenarios

From: Long-term health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention among people aged over fifty: modelling the results of a randomized controlled trial

Time horizon

 

Web-based intervention

Printed intervention

Basic intervention

Environmental intervention

5 years

Incremental effects (versus care-as-usual)

    
 

QALYs gained

430

1,040

−

-330

 

Incremental costs (versus care-as-usual) a

    
 

Intervention costs

10

30

20

20

 

Total costsb

10

30

−

0

 

Incremental intervention costs per QALY gained c

    
 

Versus care-as-usual

20,500

29,700

−

−

 

Web-based vs. Printed/ Environment vs. Basic

−

36,180

−

-6,500

 

Incremental total costs per QALY gained c

    
 

Versus care-as-usual

20,760

27,520

−

−

 

Web-based vs. Printed/ Environment vs. Basic

−

32,290

−

-8,690

10 years

Incremental effects (versus care-as-usual)

    
 

QALYs gained

1,990

5,120

−

-1,700

 

Incremental costs (versus care-as-usual) a

    
 

Intervention costs

10

30

20

20

 

Total costsb

20

40

−

0

 

Incremental intervention costs per QALY gained c

    
 

Versus care-as-usual

4,410

6,010

−

−

 

Web-based vs. Printed/ Environment vs. Basic

−

7,020

−

-1,260

 

Incremental total costs per QALY gained c

    
 

Versus care-as-usual

8,450

7,590

−

−

 

Web-based vs. Printed/ Environment vs. Basic

−

7,040

−

-470

Lifetime

Incremental effects (versus care-as-usual)

    
 

QALYs gained

9,150

44,380

−

-16,770

 

Incremental costs (versus care-as-usual) a

    
 

Intervention costs

10

30

20

20

 

Total costsb

90

330

−

-90

 

Incremental intervention costs per QALY gained c

    
 

Versus care-as-usual

960

690

−

−

 

Web-based vs. Printed/ Environment vs. Basic

−

620

−

-130

 

Incremental total costs per QALY gained c

    
 

Versus care-as-usual

10,100

7,500

−

−

 

Web-based vs. Printed/ Environment vs. Basic

−

6,830

−

5,290

  1. aIn millions of euros; bIntervention costs corrected for health-care cost; ccalculated according to the formula ICER = (Costsi-Costsc)/(Effectsi-Effectsc).