An economic evaluation of a self-care intervention in persons with heart failure and diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons with concomitant heart failure (HF) and diabetes mellitus constitute a growing population whose quality of life is encumbered with worse clinical outcomes as well as high health resource use (HRU) and costs.

Methods and results

Extensive data on HRU and costs were collected as part of a prospective cost-effectiveness analysis of a self-care intervention to improve outcomes in persons with both HF and diabetes. HRU costs were assigned from a Medicare reimbursement perspective. Patients (n = 134) randomized to the self-care intervention and those receiving usual care/attention control were followed for 6 months, revealing significant differences in the number of hospitalization days and associated costs between groups. The mean number of inpatient days was 3

SUBMITTER: Reilly CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4554981 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature