Table 2 Resource use and utility estimates used in economic evaluation (estimated from trial data)
From: A cost-utility analysis of a rehabilitation service for people living with and beyond cancer
Control | Intervention | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (s 2) | Distribution | (alpha, beta) | Mean (s 2) | Distribution | (alpha, beta) | |
Utility values | 0.447 (0.01) | Gamma | (29.45, 0.02) | 0.654 (0.002) | Gamma | (48.01, 0.01) |
Outpatient appointment | 5.75 (1.00) | Gamma | (32.95, 0.17) | 5.16 (0.44) | Gamma | (61.08, 0.08) |
GP appointment | 1.56 (0.25) | Gamma | (9.65, 0.16) | 1.00 (0.10) | Gamma | (10.50, 0.10) |
Other NHS services | 1.75 (0.39) | Gamma | (7.85, 0.22) | 0.32 (0.03) | Gamma | (3.90, 0.08) |
Counsellor | 0.94 (0.34) | Gamma | (2.56, 0.37) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Physiotherapist | 1.81 (1.24) | Gamma | (2.65, 0.68) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Outpatient Hospice | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 2.05 (0.07) | Gamma | (59.26, 0.03) |
DTU Attendance | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 5.20 (1.05) | Gamma | (25.74, 0.20) |
Hospice Physiotherapy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 3.55 (0.97) | Gamma | (12.98, 0.27) |
Other hospice services | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 1.5 (0.21) | Gamma | (10.82, 0.14) |