Cost-effectiveness analysis of isolation strategies for asymptomatic and mild symptom COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of COVID-19 patients with mild and moderate symptoms could be isolated at home isolation (HI), community isolation (CI) or hospitel. However, it was still unclear which strategy was more cost-effective. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate this.

Methods

This study used data from patients who initially stayed at HI, CI, and hospitel under supervision of Ramathibodi Hospital between April and October 2021. Outcomes of interest were hospitalisation and mortality. An incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) was calculated based on hospital perspective using home isolation as the reference.

Results

From 7,077 patients, 4,349 2,356, and 372 were admitted at hospitel, HI, and CI, respectively. Most patients were females (57.04%) and the m

SUBMITTER: Suthutvoravut U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636943 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature