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Table 4 One-way sensitivity analyses

From: Neonatal hearing screening: modelling cost and effectiveness of hospital- and community-based screening

Item

Hospital site Cost per QCM

Community site Cost per QCM

Incremental

Base case

£ 268

£ 243

25

Prevalence (%)

   

   low (0.09)

£ 437

£ 395

42

   high (0.3)

£ 142

£ 129

13

Sensitivity (%)

   

   low (0.96)

£ 268

£ 243

25

   high (100)

£ 263

£ 239

24

Costs (£)

   

   low (H 32, C 29)

£ 243

£ 222

21

   high (H 40, C 35)

£ 299

£ 264

35

  1. QCM = quality weighed detected child month, detected child months weighted by a utility value indicating the prognosis of further speech development
  2. H = Hospital
  3. C = Community