Cost-effectiveness of a European preventive cardiology programme in primary care: a Markov modelling approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the longer-term cost-effectiveness of a nurse-coordinated preventive cardiology programme for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to routine practice from a health service perspective.

Design

A matched, paired cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Six pairs of general practices in six countries.

Participants

1019 patients were randomised to the EUROACTION intervention programme and 1005 patients to usual care (UC) and who completed the 1-year follow-up.

Outcome measures

Evidence on health outcomes and costs was based on patient-level data from the study, which had a 1-year follow-up period. Future risk of CVD events was modelled, using published risk models based on patient characteristics. An indiv

SUBMITTER: Mistry H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3488746 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature