Table 6. One-way deterministic sensitivity analyses.
Variable | Total cost diff/year | Cost diff/patient service episode | Effectiveness difference (days) | ICER |
Reference Case | $3,06 | $65.2 | 49 | $1.32 |
Number of patients | ||||
30 | $9,348 | $311.60 | 49 | $6.30 |
200 | −$30,296 | −$151.48 | 49 | dominant |
500 | −$103,761 | −$207.52 | 49 | dominant |
% Non-compliant | ||||
10% | $4,305 | $91.59 | 55 | $1.63 |
40% | $5,851 | $124.49 | 43 | $2.93 |
Drive time between patients | ||||
10 mins | −$28,115 | −$598.18 | 49 | dominant |
20 mins | −$90,478 | −$1,925.07 | 49 | dominant |
30 mins | −$152,842 | −$3,251.96 | 49 | dominant |
Cost of technology | ||||
$150/mth/unit | −$11,333 | −$241.12 | 49 | dominant |
$150/mth/unit | −$25,733 | −$547.50 | 49 | dominant |
Staff salaries | ||||
↓ by $5,000p.a. | $7,036 | $149.71 | 49 | $3.02 |
↓by$10,000p.a. | $11,170 | $237.66 | 49 | $4.80 |
↓by$15,000p.a. | $15,139 | $322.11 | 49 | $6.51 |
Drive-around weekend service | ||||
All patients | −$23,602 | −$502.18 | 35 | dominant |
No patients | $27,957 | $594.83 | 63 | $9.38 |
Equal length of service | −$20,905 | −$444.79 | 31 | dominant |