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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Dec 1;70(4):377–385. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000732

Table 3.

Adjusted Mean Incremental Cost per QALY Ratios and Net Health Benefit (Original Sample)

Quality adjusted life year (QALY) method QALY Difference (Int-UC) Mean ICER Outpatient and Pharmacy Mean ICER Outpatient, Pharmacy, and Inpatient Net Health Benefit (QALYs)
Depression free days (DFD 0.4 [traditional]) (fully depressed=0.6)a 0.020 −67,663 −26,416 0.048
Depression free days (DFD 0.2 [conservative]) (fully depressed=0.8)a 0.011 −125,004 −48,803 0.038
SF-12V standard gamble conversionb 0.010 −131,418 −51,307 0.038
Quality of Well-Being self-administeredc 0.009 −147,014 −57,395 0.037
Disease specific measure DFD Difference (Int-UC) Net Health Benefit (DFDs)
Depression-free days (DFD)a 19 −71 −28 156
Costing method Cost Difference (Int-UC)
Outpatient and pharmacy ($)d −1,368
Outpatient, inpatient, and pharmacy ($)e −534
a

Case mix variables were baseline 20-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-20) score, physical health comorbidity, HIV symptom index, marital status, annual household income, comorbid mental health, current HIV medication, any inpatient mental health visit and any depression treatment in the past 6 months

b

Case mix variables were baseline 20-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-20) score, physical health comorbidity, HIV symptom index, education, annual household income, comorbid mental health, current HIV medication, any inpatient mental health visit, and any depression treatment in the past 6 months

c

Case mix variables were baseline 20-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-20) score, physical health comorbidity, HIV symptom index, marital status, education, annual household income, comorbid mental health, current HIV medication, any inpatient mental health visit, and any depression treatment in the past 6 months

d

Case mix variables were baseline 20-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-20) score, physical health comorbidity, HIV symptom index, gender, race, depression, PTSD, current HIV medication

e

Case mix variables were baseline 20-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-20) score, physical health comorbidity, HIV symptom index, marital status, annual household income, comorbid mental health, current HIV medication, any inpatient mental health visit, and any depression treatment in the past 6 months