Table 16:
Overall Costs Used in the Economic Model
| Parameters | Mean (SE), $ | Distributiona | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| rTMS | |||
| Acute phase | 4,600 (1,150) | Gamma | HQO13 |
| Maintenance phase | 1,314 (328.5) | Gamma | HQO13 |
| ECT | |||
| Acute phase | 13,618 (3,404) | Gamma | Fitzgibbon et al143 |
| Maintenance phase | 2,838 (710) | Gamma | Fitzgibbon et al143 |
| iTBS | |||
| Acute phase | 4,268 (1,067) | Gamma | Mendlowitz et al165 and calculation |
| Maintenance phase | 1,219 (305) | Gamma | Mendlowitz et al165 and calculation |
| All Treatments | |||
| Severe depressionb | 890 (227) | Gamma | ODF,167 HQO13 |
| Remission | 226 (56.5) | Gamma | ODF167 |
| Antidepressant drugs | 226 (56.5) | Gamma | Fitzgibbon et al143 |
Abbreviations: ECT, electroconvulsive therapy; HQO, Health Quality Ontario; iTBS, intermittent theta burst stimulation; ODF, Ontario Drug Formulary; rTMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; SE, standard error.
a
Severe depression costs include cost of physician visits and costs of antidepressant drugs.
b
Distribution was assigned and calculated by Briggs et al.161