Table 2 Scenarios in the univariate and two-way sensitivity analysis
From: Modelling the return on investment of preventively vaccinating healthcare workers against pertussis
Nr. | Scenarios | Range for sensitivity analysis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Base case | ||
2 | Average working days for nurses per week | 3-5 | −1 day and + 1 day |
3 | Average length of stay of neonates in neonatology ward | 7-21 | 0.5 and 1.5 × base case |
4 | Length of patient restriction uptake on the neonatology ward (in days) | 5-15 | 0.5 and 1.5 × base case |
5 | Average number of nurses & assistant working/day in the neonatology ward | 20-40 | 0.5 and 1.5 × base case |
6 | Average number of consultant working/day in the neonatology ward | 5-15 | 0.5 and 1.5 × base case |
7 | Number of staff members not able to work for 3 days after performing the PCR test | 0-10 | Assumed |
8 | Average number of new personnel in neonatology ward /year (in %) | 5-15 | 0.5 and 1.5 × base case |
9 | No reduced working hours for nurses, neonatologists and other HCW due to ward closure | 0 | Assumed |
10 | Vaccine price | €18,30 | [17] |
11 | Costs considered in the ROI - only direct control costs | €11.464 | Assumed |
12 | Undiscounted outbreak and vaccination costs with 2 outbreaks in 10 years | 0% | Assumed |
13 | Discounted outbreak and vaccination costs with 1 outbreak in 10 years | 4% | [15] |
14 | Discounted outbreak and vaccination costs with 2 outbreaks in 10 years | 4% | [15] |
15 | Undiscounted outbreak and vaccination costs with 1 outbreak in 20 years | 0% | Assumed |
16 | Discounted outbreak and vaccination costs with 1 outbreak in 20 years | 4% | [15] |
17 | Smaller neonatology ward (HCW × 0,50 and ward occupation ×0,50) | 0,50 | Assumed |
18 | Bigger neonatology ward (HCW × 1,50 and ward occupation ×1,50) | 1,50 | Assumed |
19 | Length of patient restriction uptake on the neonatology ward (5 days) and average length of stay of neonates in neonatology ward (14 days) | 5 14 | Assumed |