Table 1 Base case analyses
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Type of economic evaluation | Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis |
Modelled population | Preschool children (0–4 years of age) |
Exposure variables | 1) Safe storage of medicines 2) Safe storage of other household products |
Outcome event | Unintentional ingestion of potential toxic substance |
Unit of analysis | Household with one child |
Perspective on costs | UK NHS and Personal and Social Services (PSS) |
Health outcomes (Utilities) | Quality Adjusted-Life Year (QALY) |
Base year for calculating costs/prices | 2012 |
Currency unit | British pound (£) |
Hypothetical cohort size | 100,000 households |
Effectiveness evidence | Network meta-analyses (Achana et al 2015) [9] |
Comparator or reference intervention | Usual care intervention |
Number of intervention strategies | 7 |
Number of health states (Markov model) | 6 |
Cycle length for Markov model | 1 year |
Half-cycle correction | No |
Time horizon | 100 years |
Discount rate for costs | 3.5 % |
Discount rate for utilities | 3.5 % |