Cost effectiveness of a novel swallowing and respiratory sensation assessment and a modelled intervention to reduce acute exacerbations of COPD

Table 2 Model output showing cost effectiveness of SwaRSA

Dominance	Strategy	Cost AUD$	Incr Cost, AUD$	Eff QALY	Incr Eff: QALY	ICER
undominated	EAT-10	3334	-87.9	0.598	0.0084	-10,419
abs. dominated	No -SwaRSA	3421		0.590
ext. dominated	TWST mls/s	3653	231.7	0.598	0.0085	27,293
undominated	Tongue Strength -IOPI	3758	336.5	0.599	0.0091	37,000
abs. dominated	Respiratory Sensation Assessment	4059	637.1	0.598	0.0079	80,213

Abbreviations: EAT-10– Eating Assessment Tool, IOPI: Iowa Oral Performance Instrument, COPD– Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; QALY = Quality adjusted life years, SwaRSA = Swallowing and Respiratory Sensation Assessment; TWST– Timed Water Swallow Test

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