Table 4.
Sensitivity and scenario analyses for a one-off national-level mass media campaign to promote smartphone apps for physical activity (expected value analysis, lifetime perspective, 3% discount rate, unless otherwise stated).
| Sensitivity/scenario analysesa | Health gain (QALYsb) | Net health system costs (NZ $) | Cost per QALY gained: ICERb (NZ $) |
| Base case analysis | 33 | 2,315,000 | 81,000 |
| Target age range set to 40-80 years of age (otherwise base case) | 30 | 2,387,000 | 80,000 |
| 5-year maintenance of additional physical activity levels followed by a return to preintervention levels (otherwise base case) | 126 | 241,146 | 2000 |
| 0% discount rate | 57 | 2,153,000 | 38,000 |
| 6% discount rate | 22 | 2,332,000 | 108,000 |
aExpected values given for all scenarios.
bQALY: quality-adjusted life year.
cICER: incremental cost-effectiveness ratio.