Health economic analysis of the integrated cognitive assessment tool to aid dementia diagnosis in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive economic evaluation of the integrated cognitive assessment (ICA) tool compared with standard cognitive tests when used for dementia screening in primary care and for initial patient triage in memory clinics.

Methods

ICA was compared with standard of care comprising a mixture of cognitive assessment tools over a lifetime horizon and employing the UK health and social care perspective. The model combined a decision tree to capture the initial outcomes of the cognitive testing with a Markov structure that estimated long-term outcomes of people with dementia. Quality of life outcomes were quantified using quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), and the economic benefits were assessed using net monetary benefit (NMB). B

SUBMITTER: Shore J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10570441 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature