Variables Self-administered Medical staff interview Physician interview
  Both tools HITS WAST-Short Both tools HITS WAST-Short Both tools HITS WAST-Short
Training costs $771.90
($708.90-$834.90)
No differences by tool
$1,742.05
($1,529.11-$1,954.99)
No differences by tool
$7,690.72
($6,311.56-$9,069.34)
No differences by tool
Number of patients per year [1] 3,121 (2,496 - 3,745)
No difference by tool or method
Time spent screening per patient (in minutes) [1] 4.8
(4.3-5.4)
3.2
(2.9-3.6)
1.6
(1.4-1.8)
4.4
(3.9-4.9)
2.9
(2.6-3.3)
1.5
(1.3-1.6)
4.0
(3.6-4.5)
2.7
(2.4-3.0)
1.3
(1.2-1.5)
Provider salary (hourly wage) [2] $15.00
($12.00-$18.00)
No difference by tool
$19.90
($15.70-$23.60)
No difference by tool
$102.30
($81.45-$122.70)
No difference by tool
Detection rate [1] 14.5%
(9.2%-19.7%)
6.4%
(2.7%-
10.0%)
13.3%
(8.2%-
18.4%)
13.0%
(7.9%-18.1%)
5.9%
(2.3%-
9.5%)
11.8%
(6.9%-
16.8%)
15.0%
(9.7%-20.3%)
6.7%
(3.0%-
10.3%)
12.2 %
(7.4%-
17.1%)
1. 95% Confidence Intervals are in parentheses.
2. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: Physicians and surgeons. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm, 27 June 2006.
Table 1: Base case values and ranges for sensitivity analysis by screening protocol.