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Table 3 Impact of pessimistic alternative assumptions for SBI delivery costs and effectiveness estimates: ICERs versus a ‘do-nothing’ scenario

From: Cost-effectiveness of a programme of screening and brief interventions for alcohol in primary care in Italy

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Base case

Lower hospital costs (-25% for estimated values)

Higher GP costs (€1.58/min)

Longer intervention (24.9 min)

Longer intervention, higher GP costs & cheaper hospital costs

Base case

€ 550

€ 1000

€ 2000

€ 3900

€ 7400

Less effective (5.9% reduction)

€ 3600

€ 4100

€ 5900

€ 8800

€ 14000

Shorter effect (3 year rebound)

€ 7500

€ 8000

€ 10900

€ 15100

€ 22500

Less effective & shorter effect (5.9% reduction & 3 year rebound)

€ 14300

€ 14800

€ 19400

€ 26000

€ 37200

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Base case

Lower hospital costs (-25% for estimated values)

Higher GP costs (€1.58/min)

Longer intervention (24.9 min)

Longer intervention, higher GP costs & cheaper hospital costs

Base case

€ 590

€ 950

€ 1900

€ 3600

€ 6700

Less effective (5.9% reduction)

€ 2500

€ 3700

€ 5400

€ 8000

€ 12600

Shorter effect (3 year rebound)

€ 5900

€ 7400

€ 10100

€ 13900

€ 20600

Less effective & shorter effect (5.9% reduction & 3 year rebound)

€ 11600

€ 13600

€ 17900

€ 23900

€ 33900