Table 5.

Predicted utilities for alternative scenarios of care delivery

Scenario	Waiting time	Caregiver	Diagnostic facilities	Indirect utilitya	95 % CI (lower)	95 % CI (upper)
22	0 min	Own GP	Many	3.11	3.03	3.19
25	0 min	Own GP	Some	2.75	2.68	2.83
18	0 min	Primary care team	Many	2.60	2.52	2.68
Primary care centre	10 min	Primary care team	Many	2.54	2.46	2.61
13	90 min	Own GP	Many	2.54	2.46	2.61
6	0 min	Primary care team	Some	2.24	2.17	2.32
7	90 min	Own GP	Some	2.18	2.11	2.25
26	90 min	Primary care team	Many	2.03	1.95	2.10
2	180 min	Own GP	Many	1.96	1.88	2.05
20	0 min	Own GP	Few	1.87	1.82	1.92
10	0 min	Another GP	Many	1.79	1.74	1.84
12	90 min	Primary care team	Some	1.67	1.59	1.75
16	180 min	Own GP	Some	1.60	1.52	1.69
9	180 min	Primary care team	Many	1.45	1.36	1.53
14	0 min	Another GP	Some	1.43	1.38	1.48
Solo GP	70 min	Own GP	Few	1.42	1.37	1.47
1	0 min	Primary care team	Few	1.36	1.31	1.40
5	90 min	Own GP	Few	1.29	1.24	1.35
19	90 min	Another GP	Many	1.22	1.16	1.27
Group GP	40 min	Another GP	Some	1.18	1.13	1.23
21	180 min	Primary care team	Some	1.09	1.01	1.18
3	90 min	Another GP	Some	0.86	0.80	0.91
23	90 min	Primary care team	Few	0.78	0.73	0.83
11	180 min	Own GP	Few	0.72	0.65	0.78
4	180 min	Another GP	Many	0.64	0.58	0.71
8	0 min	Another GP	Few	0.55	0.55	0.55
24	180 min	Another GP	Some	0.28	0.22	0.35
15	180 min	Primary care team	Few	0.21	0.14	0.27
17	90 min	Another GP	Few	−0.03	−0.05	0.00
27	180 min	Another GP	Few	−0.60	−0.66	−0.55

^aIndirect utility = 0.546 + [−0.006 × waiting time (min)] + (1.321 × Own GP) + (0.811 × primary care team) + (1.243 × Many diag. facilities) + (0.885 × Some diag. facilities)