Cost Effectiveness of Additional Preoperative Telephone Call to Increase Surgical Preparedness: Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

There is a need for cost effective interventions that increase surgical preparedness in urogynecology.

Methods

We performed an ancillary prospective economic evaluation of the Telehealth Intervention to Increase Patient Preparedness for Surgery (TIPPS) Trial, a randomized multicenter trial that evaluated the impact of a preoperative telehealth call on surgical preparedness in women undergoing urogynecologic surgery. A within-trial analysis from the health care sector and societal perspective was performed. Cost-effectiveness was computed from health care sector and societal perspectives, with an 8-week time horizon.

Results

A total of 126 women were included in our analysis. QALYs gained were similar between groups (telehealth 0.1414 + 0.02

SUBMITTER: Halder GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11975399 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature