The cost-effectiveness of unilateral cochlear implantation in the Finnish health care.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study estimates the cost-effectiveness of unilateral cochlear implants (UCIs) for Finnish adults with severe to profound hearing loss within the contemporary Finnish healthcare system.

Methods

We conducted a cost-utility analysis using a Markov model to compare UCIs with hearing aids for adults with severe to profound hearing loss. We developed an average clinical pathway based on data from three Finnish university hospitals to estimate resource use. The model captured health-related quality of life, potential adverse events, device upgrades, and device failure. We estimated unit costs from national expert opinions and from grey and published literature. We performed a probabilistic sensitivity analysis to evaluate how uncertain model inputs affect the increment

SUBMITTER: Dietz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605616 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature