Cost-utility analysis of a palliative care program in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The economic assessment of health care models in palliative care promotes their global development. The purpose of the study is to assess the cost-effectiveness of a palliative care program (named Contigo) with that of conventional care from the perspective of a health benefit plan administrator company, Sanitas, in Colombia.

Methods

The incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR) and the incremental net monetary benefit (INMB) were estimated using micro-costing in a retrospective, analytical cross-sectional study on the care of terminally ill patients enrolled in a palliative care program. A 6-month time horizon prior to death was used. The EQ-5D-3 L questionnaire (EQ-5D-3 L) and the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL) were used to measure the quality of life.<

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Campos L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227163 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature