Table 1 Health gain (QALYs) and health system cost-savings from the promotion of a smartphone app for smoking cessation (base case: effect size from a RCT, five-year intervention period, 3% discounting; 95% uncertainty interval shown in brackets)
From: Mass media promotion of a smartphone smoking cessation app: modelled health and cost-saving impacts
Demographic group | Non-Māori QALYs gained | Māori QALYs gained | Ethnic groupings combined, QALYs gained | Ethnic groupings combined, cost-savings (NZ$ million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex and age groups combined | 4650 (3540 to 5910) | 2120 (1590 to 2720) | 6760 (5420 to 8420) | $115 (72.5 to 171) |
Males, 15–24 years | 379 (200 to 619) | 175 (92.6 to 292) | 554 (347 to 835) | $14.8 (7.43 to 25.9) |
Males, 25–44 years | 1220 (821 to 1690) | 390 (262 to 543) | 1610 (1170 to 2150) | $40.1 (25.1 to 58.9) |
Males, 45–64 years | 654 (422 to 954) | 142 (88.7 to 215) | 796 (548 to 1100) | $11.7 (5.47 to 19.8) |
Males, 65+ years | 39.3 (24.2 to 59.4) | 3.15 (1.77 to 4.84) | 42.5 (27.1 to 62.7) | $-2.12 (−1.81 to −2.37) |
Males, all ages | 2300 (1730 to 2980) | 710 (530 to 926) | 3010 (2370 to 3780) | $60.1 (36.9 to 89.7)a |
Females, 15–24 years | 407 (218 to 650) | 292 (155 to 479) | 700 (447 to 1020) | $13.8 (6.91 to 23.1) |
Females, 25–44 years | 1280 (865 to 1790) | 813 (548 to 1120) | 2090 (1550 to 2720) | $38.9 (24.9 to 57.6) |
Females, 45–64 years | 628 (397 to 910) | 295 (182 to 447) | 924 (660 to 1250) | $9.4 (3.96 to 16.4) |
Females, 65+ years | 39.4 (24.7 to 58.8) | 5.78 (3.34 to 8.80) | 45.2 (29.9 to 65.1) | $-2.71 (− 2.46 to − 2.94) |
Females, all ages | 2350 (1750 to 3050) | 1410 (1050 to 1830) | 3760 (2970 to 4690) | $55.1 (34.1 to 82.6)a |
Per capita (QALYs /1000 people & $)b | 1.25 (0.95 to 1.58) | 3.14 (2.36 to 4.03) | 1.54 (1.23 to 1.91) | $26.2 (16.5 to 38.9) |