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. 2019 Feb 19;19(6):1–199.

Table A9:

Health State Utilities Used in the Economic Model

Model Parameter Mean (SD/SE, 95% CI)a Distributionb Source
Utilities
Acute phase, untreated new major depression   Beta Mohiuddin and Payne, 2014153
    Mild MDE 0.69 (SD 0.14)    
    Moderate to severe MDE 0.52 (SD 0.28)    
Past major depression   Beta Schaffer et al, 2002102
    Mild MDE 0.79 (SD 0.28)    
    Moderate to severe MDE 0.67 (SD 0.36)    
Guided iCBT   Beta Hedman et al, 201158,104
    4 months 0.82 (SD 0.18)    
    12 months 0.85 (SD 0.14)    
Face-to-face CBT   Fixed King et al, 2000103
    4 months 0.85 (NR)    
    12 months 0.85 (NR)    
Pharmacotherapy only–treated major depression 0.63 (SD 0.19) Beta Revicki and Wood, 1998154
Normal health, well health state 0.94 (SE 0.03) Beta Lenert et al, 2000105
Complex depression state, with treatment, nonhospitalized 0.52 (SD 0.29) Beta Mann et al, 2009,155 Vallejo-Torres et al, 2015156
Complex depression state, severe phase, hospitalized 0.34 (SE 0.02) Beta Mann et al, 2009,155 Vallejo-Torres et al, 2015156

Abbreviations: CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy; CI, confidence interval; MDE, major depressive episode; NR, not reported; SD, standard deviation, SE, standard error.

a

Assumed to be the same for anxiety disorders and major depression, based on results of a study in patients with social anxiety disorder.

b

Beta distributions assigned in probabilistic sensitivity analysis (see above formulas for the calculations of the beta distribution's parameters: α and β.