Table 2.
Cost and Effectiveness of 4 Strategies for Alcohol Screening in a Cohort of 50-Year-Old Primary Care Patients
| Strategy | cost (in $) | Incremental Cost (in $) |
Effectiveness (in QALYs) |
Incremental effectiveness (in QALYs) |
ICER (in $/QALY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire Only | 143,568 | 16.013 | |||
| %CDT Only | 144,104 | 523 | 15.984 | -0.031 | (Dominateda) |
| Questionnaire-%CDT | 143,581 | 13 | 16.014 | 0.001 | 15,500 |
| No Screening | 143,780 | 199 | 15.999 | -0.015 | (Dominated) |
ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, quality-adjusted life year.
a
Dominated implies this strategy cost more and is less effective.