Table 3: One-way sensitivity analyses, PIAAF-Pharmacy screening versus no screening (base case: incremental cost per QALY gained = $1175)
VariableIncremental cost, $Incremental no. of QALYsIncremental cost/QALY gained, $
Cost of screening, $ (base case = $65)
    100600.003517 195
    90500.003514 325
    80400.003511 455
    70300.00358585
    60200.00355715
    50100.00352845
    40-00.0035Dominates
    30-100.0035Dominates
% of people with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation who receive oral anticoagulant therapy (base case = 0.71)
    1.0100.00492056
    0.9160.00443562
    0.8210.00395446
    0.7270.00347867
    0.6320.002911 096
    0.5380.002415 616
    0.4440.002022 397
    0.3490.001533 697
    0.2550.001056 298
    0.1610.0005124 101
Positive predictive value of single-lead electrocardiography (base case = 0.654)
    1.050.0053911
    0.9110.00482291
    0.8170.00434015
    0.7230.00376232
    0.6290.00329189
    0.5360.002713 327
    0.4420.002119 535
    0.3480.001629 882
    0.2540.001150 575
    0.1600.0005112 656
% of people with undiagnosed atrial fibrillation in whom the disorder is diagnosed each year (base case = 0.03)
    0200.00404951
    0.05300.00329215
    0.1360.002713 724
    0.2450.001923 499
    0.3500.001534 355
    0.4530.001146 475
    0.5560.000960 186
Time horizon, yr (base case = lifetime)
    5360.001037 226
    10250.002310 657
    15250.00317800
    20260.00347490
    25260.00357480
Annual rate of discontinuation of oral anticoagulant therapy (base case = 10%)
    010.005232
    0.1260.0037480
    0.2380.00215 480
    0.3450.00224 333
    0.4500.00134 208
    0.5530.00145 382
Alternative stroke costs460.00313 277
Warfarin represents 100% of orally administered anticoagulants*170.0035985
Direct oral anticoagulant therapy represents 100% of orally administered anticoagulants†360.0048611

Note: PIAAF-Pharmacy = Program for the Identification of 'Actionable' Atrial Fibrillation in the Pharmacy Setting, QALY = quality-adjusted life-year.

*Base case: 52%.

†Base case: 48%.