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StrongMinds cost-effectiveness analysisConservative estimateBest guess estimateOptimistic estimateSources
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Treatment of depression
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Average reduction in PHQ-9 score per participant first reported4.50
StrongMinds Impact Evaluation 'Phase 2' (2015)
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Adjustment to average reduction in PHQ-9 score per participant1.37EstimateStrongMinds 'Follow Up Evaluations for Phase 1 & Phase 2' (2017)
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Adjusted average reduction in PHQ-9 score per participant3.13Calculation
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Minimum PHQ-9 score0Patient.info
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Maximum PHQ-9 score27Patient.info
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DALY weighting of severe major depressive disorder0.658Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (GBD 2016) Disability Weights
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Adjusted DALY weighting per point on PHQ-9 scale0.02437Calculation
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DALYs averted per year per participant directly post-treatment0.07632Calculation
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Retention rate of benefits70.71%75.04%79.37%Reay et al. (2012)StrongMinds 'Follow Up Evaluations for Phase 1 & Phase 2' (2017)
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Total DALYs averted per participant0.220.270.33Calculation
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Cost per beneficiary (USD)101StrongMinds Q2 2018 Report
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Cost per DALY averted (USD)454377304Calculation
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Cost per equivalent of a year of severe major depressive disorder prevented (USD)299248200Calculation