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Title: | Applying economic evaluation to public health interventions: The case of interventions to promote physical activity |
Authors: | Trueman, P Anokye, NK |
Keywords: | Cost-consequence analysis;Cost-utility analysis;Economic evaluation;Physical activity;Public health intervention |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Citation: | Journal of Public Health, Online Paper, Jul 2012 |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND: This paper explores the application of alternative approaches to economic evaluation of public health interventions, using a worked example of exercise referral schemes (ERSs). METHODS: Cost-utility (CUA) and cost-consequence analyses (CCA) were used to assess the cost-effectiveness of ERSs. For the CUA, evidence was synthesized using a decision analytic model that adopts a lifetime horizon and NHS/Personal Social Services perspective. Outcomes were expressed as incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY). CCA was conducted from a partial-societal perspective, including health and non-healthcare costs and benefits. Outcomes were reported in natural units, such as cases of strokes or CHD avoided. RESULTS: Compared with usual care, the incremental cost per QALY of ERS is £20 876. Based on a cohort of 100 000 individuals, CCA estimates cost of ERS at £22 million to the healthcare provider and £12 million to participants. The benefits of ERS include additional 3900 people becoming physically active, 51 cases of CHD avoided, 16 cases of stroke avoided, 86 cases of diabetes avoided and a gain of ∼800 QALYs. CONCLUSIONS: CCA might provide greater transparency than CUA in reporting the outcomes of public health interventions and have greater resonance with stakeholders involved in commissioning these interventions. |
Description: | Copyright @ 2012 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. |
URI: | http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/07/01/pubmed.fds050 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7219 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fds050 |
ISSN: | 1741-3850 |
Appears in Collections: | Publications Brunel OA Publishing Fund Health Economics Research Group (HERG) |
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