Cost-effectiveness of a hypertension management programme in an elderly population: a Markov model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mounting evidence shows that multi-intervention programmes for hypertension treatment are more effective than an isolated pharmacological strategy. Full economic evaluations of hypertension management programmes are scarce and contain methodological limitations. The aim of the study was to evaluate if a hypertension management programme for elderly patients is cost-effective compared to usual care from the perspective of a third-party payer.

Methods

We built a cost-effectiveness model using published evidence of effectiveness of a comprehensive hypertension programme vs. usual care for patients 65 years or older at a community hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We explored incremental cost-effectiveness between groups. The model used a life-time framework adopti

SUBMITTER: Perman G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3084155 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature