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Vaccine: Influenza Vaccination Cost-Effectiveness Data

Description

This data set contains the results of a Bayesian analysis modeling the clinical outputs and costs associated with an influenza vaccination program.

Arguments

Format

A list containing variables for the influenza vaccination model:

cost

A matrix of simulations of the overall costs for the two treatments.

c.pts

Coordinates for plotting cost distributions.

cost.GP

A matrix of simulations of the costs for GP visits.

cost.hosp

A matrix of simulations of the costs for hospitalisations.

cost.otc

A matrix of simulations of the costs for over-the-counter medications.

cost.time.off

A matrix of simulations of the costs for time off work.

cost.time.vac

A matrix of simulations of the costs for time to get vaccinated.

cost.travel

A matrix of simulations of the costs for travel to get vaccinated.

cost.trt1

A matrix of simulations of the overall costs for first-line treatment.

cost.trt2

A matrix of simulations of the overall costs for second-line treatment.

cost.vac

A matrix of simulations of the costs for vaccination.

eff

A matrix of simulations of the clinical benefits.

e.pts

Coordinates for plotting effectiveness distributions.

N

The number of subjects in the reference population.

N.outcomes

The number of clinical outcomes analysed.

N.resources

The number of health-care resources under study.

QALYs.adv

A vector of QALYs associated with adverse events.

QALYs.death

A vector of QALYs associated with death.

QALYs.hosp

A vector of QALYs associated with hospitalisation.

QALYs.inf

A vector of QALYs associated with influenza infection.

QALYs.pne

A vector of QALYs associated with pneumonia.

treats

A character vector of labels for the two treatments.

vaccine_mat

A matrix of simulations for the parameters in the original model.

References

Baio, G., & Dawid, A. P. (2011). "Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis in Health Economics". Statistical Methods in Medical Research. doi:10.1177/0962280211419832.