Within-Trial Cost-Effectiveness of an Adherence-Enhancing Educational Intervention for Glaucoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the within-trial cost-effectiveness of a behavioral intervention to improve glaucoma medication adherence.

Design

Prospective cost-effectiveness analysis of randomized, controlled trial data.

Methods

The study setting was a Veterans Affairs (VA) eye clinic. The patient population comprised veterans with medically treated glaucoma and self-reported poor adherence. Participants were randomized to a personalized educational session with a reminder bottle to promote medication adherence or to a control session on general eye health. Costs were assessed from the perspective of the VA payor at 6 months using the VA Managerial Cost Accounting System. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted using bootstrapped samples. The main outcome measures were

SUBMITTER: Williams AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084845 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature