Table 5.

QALYs

	Value in model	Standard error	Distribution in PSA	References
Utility scores
Utility score: health	0.86	0.003949	Beta	Kind [19]
Utility score: RTI	0.674	0.010138	Beta	Oppong [8]
Utility decrement: adverse event	−0.2			NICE [1]
Duration of RTI (days)
Current practice	9.7	0.56598	Gamma	Cals [18]
GP plus CRP	9.1	0.591147	Gamma	Cals [18]
Practice nurse plus CRP	9.1	0.591147	Gamma	Cals [18]
GP plus CRP and communication training	11	0.637905	Gamma	Cals [18]

CRP C-reactive protein, GP general practitioner, NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, PSA probabilistic sensitivity analysis, RTI respiratory tract infection