Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of cardiovascular disease prevention in whole populations: modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the potential cost effectiveness of a population-wide risk factor reduction programme aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease.

Design

Economic modelling analysis.

Setting

England and Wales. Population Entire population. Model Spreadsheet model to quantify the reduction in cardiovascular disease over a decade, assuming the benefits apply consistently for men and women across age and risk groups.

Main outcome measures

Cardiovascular events avoided, quality adjusted life years gained, and savings in healthcare costs for a given effectiveness; estimates of how much it would be worth spending to achieve a specific outcome.

Results

A programme across the entire population of England and Wales (about 50 million people) that reduced card

SUBMITTER: Barton P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3145836 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature