Table 7 Semiannual intervention costs and cost per QALY for web deployment by efficacy scenarios
From: Cost effectiveness of a computer-delivered intervention to improve HIV medication adherence
| Â | Low utilization (540 users) | High utilization (1,620 users) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cost | Minimally | Slightly | Moderately | Highly | Minimally | Slightly | Moderately | Highly |
Increase in medication costs | $15,305 | $18,367 | $61,222 | $107,138 | $45,916 | $55,100 | $183,655 | $321,414 |
Decrease in IP/OP/Other treatment costs | $121,790 | $130,989 | $305,721 | $594,848 | $365,371 | $392,698 | $917,163 | $1,784,543 |
Loss of salary and wages from participation | $18,202 | $18,202 | $18,202 | $18,202 | $54,607 | $54,607 | $54,607 | $54,607 |
Increase in salaries and wages resulting from return to work | $20,644 | $24,722 | $82,575 | $144,506 | $61,931 | $74,317 | $247,725 | $433,518 |
Net cost of intervention (including development and deployment) | $215,703 | $205,526 | $15,757 | ($289,385)a | $13,138 | (17,393) | ($586,699) | ($1,502,124) |
Cost per user | $399 | $381 | $29 | ($536) | $8 | ($11) | ($362) | ($927) |
Cost per QALY | $57,064 | $54,372 | $4,169 | ($76,557) | $1,159 | ($1,534) | ($51,737) | ($132,462) |