Table 7.
Results of a cost-utility analysis.
| Characteristics | Value | |
| Cost for each service per patient (¥) |
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|
|
CBTa by a nurse | ¥56,000 |
|
|
CBT by a medical doctor | ¥76,000 |
|
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Videoconferencing in Webex | ¥5960 |
|
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Videoconferencing in Curon | ¥4800 |
|
|
Total cost | ¥60,800-¥81,960 |
| QALYb |
|
|
|
|
Complete case | 0.7469 |
|
|
LOCFc | 0.742 |
|
|
MICEd | 0.8343 |
| Incremental benefit, QALY gain |
|
|
|
|
Complete case | 0.0379 |
|
|
LOCF | 0.0214 |
|
|
MICE | 0.0187 |
| Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio per QALY |
|
|
|
|
Complete case | ¥1,604,222 to ¥2,162,533 |
|
|
LOCF | ¥2,841,122 to ¥3,829,907 |
|
|
MICE | ¥3,251,337 to ¥4,382,888 |
| Willingness to pay = ¥5 million per QALY |
|
|
|
|
Complete case | ¥189,500 |
|
|
LOCF | ¥107,000 |
|
|
MICE | ¥93,500 |
aCBT: cognitive behavioral therapy.
bQALY: quality adjusted life year.
cLOCF: last observation carried forward.
dMICE: multivariate imputation by chained equations.