Structuring a conceptual model for cost-effectiveness analysis of frailty interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a major health issue which impacts the life of older people, posing a significant challenge to the health system. One of the key emerging areas is the development of frailty interventions to halt or reverse the progression of the condition. In many countries, economic evidence is required to inform public funding decisions for such interventions, and cost-effectiveness models are needed to estimate long-term costs and effects. Such models should capture current clinical understanding of frailty, its progression and its health consequences. The objective of this paper is to present a conceptual model of frailty that can be used to inform the development of a cost-effectiveness model to evaluate frailty interventions.

Methods

After critical analysis of th

SUBMITTER: Haji Ali Afzali H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738928 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature