Rationale and protocol for estimating the economic value of a multicomponent quality improvement strategy for diabetes care in South Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Economic dimensions of implementing quality improvement for diabetes care are understudied worldwide. We describe the economic evaluation protocol within a randomised controlled trial that tested a multi-component quality improvement (QI) strategy for individuals with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes in South Asia.

Methods/design

This economic evaluation of the Centre for Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) randomised trial involved 1146 people with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes receiving care at 10 diverse diabetes clinics across India and Pakistan. The economic evaluation comprises both a within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis (mean 2.5 years follow up) and a microsimulation model-based cost-utility analysis (life-time horizon). Effective

SUBMITTER: Singh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6421672 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature