Change in SF-12 Mental Component Score when varying the Child Payment for Universal Credit recipients. Results for the whole intervention population, which is all households with children who qualify for Universal Credit.
The 'area under the curve' - cumulative SF-12 MCS change for the entire model period (2020 - 2035)
The total number of SF-12 MCS units per £1,000 spent for the entire model period (2020 - 2035)
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Change in percentage of adults at or below clinical threshold levels of anxiety and depression, defined as a SF-12 MCS score below 45.6.
The total number of people no longer at risk of a diagnosis of a clinical depressive disorder (measured in 2028) – scaled to the eligible England and Wales Population.
The potential saving to the health service. This is based on a cost of £272.50 per patient*.
*Richards, D.A., Bower, P., Chew-Graham, C., Gask, L., Lovell, K., Cape, J., Pilling, S., Araya, R., Kessler, D., Barkham, M. and Bland, J.M., 2016. Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of collaborative care for depression in UK primary care (CADET): a cluster randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment (Winchester, England), 20(14), p.1. DOI: 10.3310/hta20140