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OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages 356-361Publisher
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s001980170102
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cost-effectiveness; global strategy; hip fracture; screening
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The aims of this study were to determine whether treatments that reduce the incidence of hip fracture might be used in the general female population rather than screening or case-finding strategies. Cost-effectiveness, measured as cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained using threshold values for cost-effectiveness of $20 000 or $30 000/QALY gained, was assessed during and after treatment using a computer simulation model applied to the female population of Sweden. The base case assumed a 5-year intervention that reduced the risk of hip fracture by 35% during the treatment period, and an effect that reversed to the pretreatment risk during the next 5 years. Sensitivity analyses included the effects of age, different treatment costs and effectiveness. Cost-effectiveness was critically dependent upon the age and costs of intervention. Reasonable cost-effectiveness was shown even with relatively high intervention costs for women at average risk at the age of 84 years or more. For the cheapest interventions ($63/year) cost-effectiveness could be found fi-om the age of 53 years. Variations in effectiveness (15-50% risk reduction) had marked effects on the age that treatment was worthwhile. We conclude that segments of the apparently healthy population could be advantaged by treatment if efficacy were supported by randomized controlled studies.
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