Research Article
Treating Urge Incontinence in Older Women: A Cost-Effective Investment in Quality-Adjusted Life-Years (QALY)
Table 1
Probabilities and sources for model inputs.
| Treatment strategies and sources | Withdrawal (%) | Complete remission (%) | Reduction in episodes (%) | Therapy ineffective (%) | Mean reduction in episodes (%) | Crossover rate (%) | Dose adjustment (%) | Side effect (%) | Continue treatment to 12 months (%) |
| Full behavioral therapy [11, 12] | 11 | 24 | 73 | 3 | 72 | | — | — | 72 | Full behavioral therapy in combination with drug therapy [11] |
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| 86 | 13 |
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| Limited behavioral therapy [12] | 15 | 17 | 74 | 9 | 57 | | — | — | 54 | Limited behavioral therapy with change to full behavioral therapy [12] |
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| 64 | 55 |
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| Limit behavioral therapy with change to drug therapy [11] |
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| 77 | 19 |
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| Average for drug therapy1 | 9 | 26.5 | 67.5 | 6 | 60 | | 13 | 33 | 55 | Drug therapy with change to |
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| 35 |
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| Full behavioral therapy [12] |
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| 86 |
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References: [12, 17, 18, 21, 23–25, 27–29].
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