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Table 4 Transition matrix (Usual care)

From: An economic analysis of usual care and acupuncture collaborative treatment on chronic low back pain: A Markov model decision analysis

Transition Matrix

 

aLBP

cLBP

Well

Death

aLBP

 

tATC = (1-mr) × 0.24

tATW = (1-mr) × 0.76

Mp

cLBP

 

tCTC = (1-mr-tCTW)

tCTW = (1-mr) × 0.35

Mp

Well

 

tWTC = (1-mr) × 0.16

tWTW = (1-mr) × 0.84

Mp

Death

    
  1. 1) Mp (mortality probability) : South Korea Life Table
  2. 2) tATC, tATW: Grotle et al. (2005) [21]
  3. 3) tWTC, tWTW: Cassidy et al. (2007) [22]
  4. 4) tCTW: Haake et al. (2007) [31]