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. 2021 Jun 11;56(2):176–192. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaab036

Table 5.

Factors associated with continuous upper and lower cost-effectiveness estimates (based on CUA studies N = 102)

Lower cost-effectiveness estimate Upper cost-effectiveness estimate
Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted
Β 95% CI p β 95% CI p β 95% CI p Β 95% CI p
Category
 Med Ref Ref
 BI 6188.8 −3927.8 to 16305.5 0.228 −7676.3 −20302.2 to 4949.7 0.230
 Med + BI 212.7 −11601.0 to 1206.4 0.972 −12642.5 −27386.5 to 2101.5 0.092
 Comp 9831.8 909.7 to 18753.8 0.031* −1645.7 −127780.7 to 9489.4 0.770
 Med + Comp 1621.7 −9896.6 to 13140.0 0.780 12062.5 −26437.8 to 2312.9 0.099
 Mass media −2020.8 −21006.3 to 16946.7 0.832 −16103.9 −39787.3 to 77579.6 0.180
Control condition
 Nothing/UC Ref Ref Ref
 Lower impact −1924.9 −9366.7 to 6616.8 0.609 3878 −2800.5 to 10556.4 0.251 −183.4 −9556.6 to 9189.8 0.969
 Matched impact 8384.8 −1482.9 to 18252.5 0.095 13480.1 4857.5 to 22102.8 0.003* 5099.5 −77329.3 to 17528.2 0.418
Intervention intensity
 Low Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Medium 6100.6 −149.8 to 13951.1 0.126 3866.2 −3430.3 to 11162.7 0.294 1486.6 −8346.7 to 11319.8 0.765 −353.5 −10660.1 to 9953.2
 High 7140.5 −360.3 to 14641.3 0.062 14140.3 6302.8 to 21977.8 0.001* 6405.6 −2989.8 to 15800.9 0.179 13071.2 1686.8 to 24455.6 0.946
 Unclear 3397.7 −8018.6 to 14814.0 0.556 998.1 −9118.6 to 11114.8 0.845 −1972.4 −16272.1 to 12327.4 0.785 −16263 −32726.4 to 200.4 0.025*
Setting .053
 Primary care Ref Ref
 Secondary care −1459.3 −14648.3 to 117729.6 0.827 −6838.2 −23280.5 to 9604.1 0.411
 Community 5121.1 −2657.3 to 11729.6 0.827 231.6 −9928.8 to 9465.5 0.962
 Workplace −7306.3 −38420.1 to 23807.4 0.642 −47785.2 −43573.7 to 34003.3 0.807
 Unclear/other −1647.0 −11734.4 to 8440.5 0.747 −6662.2 −19237.9 to 5913.5 0.296
Delivery mode
 Physician Ref Ref Ref
 HP 7416.0 −2442.8 to 17274.9 0.139 12519.8 453.1 to 24586.5 0.042* −6717.8 −23311.1 to 9875.6 .422
 Media 7784.8 −7579.0 to 23148.7 0.137 7213.8 −11590 to 26018.4 0.448 −14227.7 −48178.7 to 19723.3 .406
 Mix −967.9 −15581.9 to 13646.0 0.896 4162.0 −13724.8 to 22048.8 0.645 −9358.9 −32811.5 to 14093.7 .429
 Unclear/other± 3003.3 −7787.9 to 13794.5 0.582 3012.0 −10195.9 to 16219.9 0.652 −14518.1 −33014.3 to 3978.1 .122
Target level
 Individual Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Groups −3031.7 −12236.9 to 6173.4 0.515 −16628.1 −24982.3 to −8274 <0.001* −4911.9 −16339.6 to 6515.7 0.396 −21653.4 −34161.5 to −9145.3 .001*
 Population −8344.7 −26425.4 to 97746.0 0.362 15176 −13703.3 to 44055.2 0.298 −12199.3 −34577.8 to 10339.2 0.287 49323.7 1980.1 to 96667.4 .041*
 Mix −6701.6 −18830.2 to 5426.9 0.276 −19666.4 −31361.8 to −7971 0.001* −6405.4 −21462.2 to 8651.5 0.401 −20204.7 −37115 to −3294.3 .020*
Population
 Vulnerable Ref Ref Ref
 General −97794.3 −15590.2 to −3998.4 0.001* −10858.3 −16932.3 to −4784.3 0.001* −11784.0 −19007.2 to −4560.8 0.002* −24183.7 −33696.4 to −14671 <.001*
Supporting material
 None Ref Ref Ref
 Self-help −1345.77 −11049.2 to 8357.7 0.784 −4025.6 −13579.3 to 5528.1 0.404 14770.1 −10920.9 to 13861.1 0.814 9361.7 −4894.3 to 23617.7 .195
 Electronic 8478.1 −1225.3 to 18181.6 0.086 14783.3 5134.5 to 24432.1 0.003* 6104.4 −6286.6 to 18495.4 0.331 14386.2 441.4 to 28331 .043*
 Mix 11602.4 1488.3 to 21716.4 0.025* 9832.3 −1127.2 to 20791.7 0.078 7836.6 −5078.7 to 207751.1 0.231 −1541.1 −21343.3 to 18261.1 0.877
 Pharmacological support −4047.7 −10165.7 to 2070.4 0.192 −14847.2 −31139.4 to 1445 0.073 −221.5 −77885.0 to 7442.1 0.954
 Social marketing −4460.0 −18545.0 to 9624.9 0.531 −22411.5 −42218.2 to −2604.8 0.027* −7966.6 −25422.9 to 9489.7 0.367 −31072.9 −58935.4 to −3210.4 .029*
 Incentives −5782.3 −36686.9 to 25122.3 0.711 −9260.7 −47625.9 to 29104.5 0.633
Intervention functions
 Training −3078.1 −10728.4 to 4572.2 0.427 −15044.3 −24157.8 to −5930.8 0.002* −9260.7 −4625.9 to 29104.5 0.633 −6439.9 −18308.2 to 5428.3 .283
 Education 6572.1 −130.2 to 13274.3 0.055 933.5 −8596.5 to 10463.5 0.846
 Enablement −2494.0 −8665.5 to 3677.5 0.425 235.77 −5727.0 to 11198.4 0.523
 Persuasion −4394.6 −11633.5 to 2844.4 0.231 −19384.9 −30087 to −8682.9 0.001* 1565.9 −6117.3 to 9249.0 0.687 −25947.6 −38411.8 to −13483.4 <.001*
 Environmental restructuring −3626.1 −17621.4 to 10569.3 0.621 15023.9 1272.7 to 28775.1 0.033* −8241.5 −177148.2 to 655.3 0.069 16475.1 −2072.7 to 35022.8 .081
 Incentivization 13003.4 −8821.6 to 34828.4 0.240 −7147.9 −24618.1 to 10322.4 0.419 21868.6 −7845.9 to 51583.1 .147
 Restriction −1834.3 −17527.9 to 13859.3 0.817 9490.2 −17739.6 to 36720.0 0.491 −32286.1 −59066.5 to −5505.8 .019*
 Modeling −1370.3 −32295 to 29554.3 0.930 −18938.3 −45216.1 to 7339.5 0.155 −5419.1 −24885.8 to 14047.5 0.582 −27701.8 −63850.8 to 8447.1 .131
 Coercion NA NA NA NA NA NA −4648.7 −43245.8 to 33548.4 0.803 NA NA
BCT groupings
 Shaping knowledge 813.5 −8039.8 to 9666.8 0.856 8856.8 −105.6 to 17819.2 0.053 NA NA NA
 Antecedents −2359.9 −8446.6 to 3726.9 0.444 47887.77 −6167.6 to 157745.0 0.388
 Regulation −2058.4 −8149.5 to 4032.6 0.504 11193.4 −3264.9 to 25651.6 0.127 −105.8 −7687.7 to 7476.1 0.9778
 Social support 2430.4 −3674.3 to 8535.0 0.431 1008.9 −65770.4 to 8588.1 0.792
 Comparison of outcomes −379.4 −9516.3 to 8757.6 0.935 3907.6 −1759.9 to 9575.1 0.174 −148.5 −7753.8 to 77456.9 0.969 −8906.1 −18760 to 947.9 .076
 Feedback and monitoring 3813.2 −3330.2 to 10956.7 0.292 −3450.9 −14788.5 to 77876.6 0.547
 Goals and planning 3812.8 −2973.0 to 10598.77 0.268 −8537.3 −15613.6 to −1461 0.019* 25778.4 −6328.5 to 11485.3 0.567 −12416.9 −24062.3 to −771.5 .037*
 Natural consequences 7775.6 1124.2 to 14426.9 0.022* 7729.4 661.6 to 14797.3 0.033* 1307.0 −7169.1 to 9783.1 0.760
 Self-beliefs −2914.9 −10886.8 to 5057.1 0.470 6848.6 −3182.7 to 16879.9 0.178 6848.0 −1522.6 to 15218.5 0.108
 Repetition and substitution 492.9 −9753.5 to 107739.2 0.924 14037.2 −47.4 to 28121.9 0.051 −6101.2 −15954.2 to 3751.7 0.222 14828.5 −7033.1 to 36690 .181
 Comparison of behavior −3779.4 −9516.3 to 8757.6 0.935 −13561.9 −26950.5 to −173.3 0.047* −2224.4 −14943.0 to 10494.3 0.729 −30650.2 −52403 to −8897.3 .006*
 Associations 3186.1 −14827.3 to 21209.6 0.727 −3450.9 −14778.5 to 7876.6 0.547
 Reward and threat 23339.0 10007.5 to 36670.5 0.001 20106.7 6750.8 to 33462.7 0.004* −362.5 −22760.9 to 22035.8 0.974
 Identity 11355.7 −19487.9 to 42199.4 0.467 19717.2 2631.6 to 36802.7 0.024* 37685.8 −3784.3 to 79155.9 .074
 Scheduled consequences NA NA NA 77877.4 −30500.0 to 46254.7 0.685
 Covert learning NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Number of BCTS 1256.2 2877.6 to 2224.7 0.012* 991.1 −235.3 to 2217.5 0.112 1763.1 −243.3 to 3769.6 .084

Note: * indicates significance, lower and upper cost-effectiveness analyses were based on n = 102 studies which provided cost-utility analyses.

NA, not applicable as this category was not coded in any intervention.