Health economic evaluation alongside randomised clinical trial of a health behaviour intervention to manage type 2 diabetes in Nepal
Padam Kanta Dahal, Zanfina Ademi, Lal Rawal, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Grish Paudel, Biraj Karmacharya, Haruka Sakamoto, Tomohiko Sugishita, Corneel Vandelanotte · 2024
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Community coaching can help people manage type 2 diabetes, but finance ministries ask whether the gains are worth the price. Nine researchers run the numbers beside a trial in Nepal in 2024. Thirty clusters holding 481 patients split between usual care and a program of worker-led training, phone calls, and peer support. After six months they compare costs and quality-adjusted life years from the health system's viewpoint.
The program cost about 29 extra dollars per person and bought a small health gain. The cost per quality year came to about 3,359 dollars, under Nepal's benchmark of three times yearly income per head. Ten thousand simulations test how shaky that verdict is. The authors call the approach cost-effective for a low-income setting.
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| CREATOR | Padam Kanta Dahal, Zanfina Ademi, Lal Rawal, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Grish Paudel, Biraj Karmacharya, Haruka Sakamoto, Tomohiko Sugishita, Corneel Vandelanotte |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |