Table 3 Depression: data used for the calculations. Figures are percentages (range).
Treatment | Continuing treatment with antidepressants | Increasing rate of diagnosis | Increasing care management | Cognitive Behaviour Therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of depression | 3.2* (2.6,3.8) | 3.4** (2.9,4.2) | 3.2* (2.6,3.8) | 3.2* (2.6,3.8) |
Outcome | Relapse | Relapse | Relapse | Relapse |
Baseline risk of outcome (relapse) in next year | 50 (41,65) | 50 (41,65) | 50 (41,65) | 50 (41,65) |
Percentage of those with the disease currently receiving treatment (or diagnosis) | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
'Best practice' treatment (or diagnosis) goal | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
Compliance with treatment (or diagnosis) | 82 (30,97) | 84x63 | 60 (51,66) | 58 (47,79) |
Relative Risk Reduction associated with the treatment | 70 (62,78) | 41 (23,56) | 15 (1,27) | 50 (34,64) |
Numbers of Events Prevented in the Population, and (95% Confidence Intervals), by each intervention in the next year among a population of 100,000, going from current to 'best' practice | 227 (83,295) | 279 (157,381) | 100 (7,180) | 325 (219,442) |