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. 2018 Aug 29;8(8):e021256. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021256

Table 1.

Model input parameters: probabilities, utilities and costs

Parameter Base case value Lower limit Upper limit Distribution Source IRIS trial base value*
Probabilities
 Proportion of women experiencing abuse 0.17 0.147 0.194 Beta 17 0.17
 Starting distribution for women who are abused
  Abused and identified, seeing advocate educator 0.003† 0 0.0066 Uniform
  Abused and identified, not seeing advocate educator 0.033† 0 0.0660 Uniform
  Abused but not identified 0.964† Uniform Complement
 Transition probabilities
  Not abused to abused but not identified 0.0037† 0.0004 0.0106 Dirichlet 0.0075
  Not abused to dead 0.00551† 0.0010 0.0136 Dirichlet 13 15 0.0058
  Stay in Not abused 0.9908† - - Dirichlet Complement 0.9867
  Abused but not identified to not abused (control) 0.0500† 0.0450 0.0553 Dirichlet 0.025
  Abused but not identified to abused and identified, not seeing advocate educator (control) 0.0027† 0.0016 0.0040 Dirichlet IRIS-programme local sites 0.0094
  Abused but not identified to abused and identified, seeing advocate educator (control) 0.0005† 0.0001 0.0011 Dirichlet IRIS-programme local sites 0.0016
  Abused but not identified to dead (control) 0.00554† 0.0039 0.0074 Dirichlet 13 15 0.0059
  Stay in abused but not identified (control) 0.9444† - - Dirichlet Complement 0.9581
  Abused but not identified to not abused (intervention) 0.0500† 0.0450 0.0553 Dirichlet 0.025
  Abused but not identified to abused and identified, not seeing advocate educator (intervention) 0.0109† 0.0086 0.0135 Dirichlet IRIS-programme local sites 0.0207
  Abused but not identified to abused and identified, seeing advocate educator (intervention) 0.0056† 0.0040 0.0076 Dirichlet IRIS-programme local sites 0.0101
  Abused but not identified to dead (intervention) 0.00554† 0.0039 0.0074 Dirichlet 6 0.0059
  Stay in abused but not identified (intervention) 0.9419† - - Dirichlet Complement 0.9383
  Abused and identified, seeing advocate educator to not abused 0.1408† 0.0707 0.2301 Dirichlet 18 0.0888
  Abused and identified, seeing advocate educator to dead 0.00554† 0.0000 0.0309 Dirichlet 13 15 0.0059
  Stay in abused and identified, seeing advocate educator 0.8536† - - Dirichlet Complement 0.9053
  Abused and identified, not seeing advocate educator to not abused 0.0781† 0.0136 0.1912 Dirichlet 18 0.0717
  Abused and identified, not seeing advocate educator to dead 0.00554† 0.0000 0.0438 Dirichlet 13 15 0.0059
  Stay in abused and identified, not seeing advocate educator 0.9163† - - Dirichlet Complement 0.9223
Utilities
 Not abused 0.85 0.840 0.860 Beta 23
 Abused but not identified 0.63 0.503 0.749 Beta 24
 Abused and identified, seeing advocate educator 0.65 0.518 0.771 Beta 24
 Abused and identified, not seeing advocate educator 0.63 0.503 0.749 Beta 24
Costs
 Costs of the intervention, per women registered, per 6 months £0.46† £0.01 £1.69 Gamma IRIS-programme local sites £0.55
 Cost of onward referral, once £312† £8 £1127 Gamma IRIS-programme local sites & 11 £298
 Cost of abused but not identified £2043 £52 £7536 Gamma 8 £4721
 Weighted costs abused and identified, seeing advocate educator 1 0.75 1.25 Gamma Assumption
 Weighted costs abused and identified, not seeing advocate educator 1 0.9 1.1 Gamma Assumption

Costs are in 2015/2016 UK£.

*Values obtained from Devine et al.11

†Value updated from Devine et al.11

‡Internal calculation based on model calibration.