Economic evaluation of a mobile phone text-message intervention for Australian adults with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Australia is a public health concern, contributing to significant disease burden and economic costs. Text-message programs have been shown to improve health outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes, however they remain underutilized, and no evidence exists on their cost-effectiveness or costs of scale up to a population level in Australia. This study aimed to determine the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of a 6-month text-message intervention (DTEXT) to improve glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and self-management behaviors for Australian adults with type 2 diabetes.

Methods

A within-trial economic evaluation was conducted on the DTEXT randomized controlled trial. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) were determin

SUBMITTER: Waller KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10119437 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature