Moving beyond quality-adjusted life-years in elderly care: how can multicriteria decision analysis complement cost-effectiveness analysis in local-level decision making

<p><strong>Objectives:</strong> This study aimed to investigate how multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) could complement cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) to support investment decisions in elderly care at local level.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We...

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Main Authors: Hoedemakers, M, Tsiachristas, A, Rutten-van Mölken, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022
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author Hoedemakers, M
Tsiachristas, A
Rutten-van Mölken, M
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Tsiachristas, A
Rutten-van Mölken, M
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description <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> This study aimed to investigate how multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) could complement cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) to support investment decisions in elderly care at local level.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We used an integrated elderly care program in The Netherlands as a case study to demonstrate the application of both methods. In a 12-month quasi-experimental study (n = 384), data on the following outcome measures were collected: quality-adjusted life-years (CEA) and physical functioning, psychological well-being, social relationships and participation, enjoyment of life, resilience, person centeredness, continuity of care, and costs (MCDA). We performed regression analysis on inversed probability weighted data and controlled for potential confounders to obtain a double robust estimate of the outcomes. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses determined uncertainty for both methods.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The integrated elderly care program was not likely (ie, 36%) to be cost-effective according to the CEA (incremental cost-effectiveness ratios: €88 249 from a societal perspective) using the conventional Dutch willingness-to-pay threshold (ie, €50 000). The MCDA demonstrated that informal caregivers and professionals slightly preferred the intervention over usual care, driven by enjoyment of life and person centeredness. Patients did not prefer either the intervention or usual care, whereas payers and policy makers slightly preferred usual care, mainly due to higher costs of the intervention.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> MCDA could provide local-level decision makers with a broader measurement of effectiveness by including outcomes beyond health and longevity and the preferences of multiple stakeholders. This additional information could foster the acceptability and implementability of cost-effective innovations in elderly care.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:573cd8ea-c8fc-4b34-8dc5-db2c03d663972022-10-25T07:20:41ZMoving beyond quality-adjusted life-years in elderly care: how can multicriteria decision analysis complement cost-effectiveness analysis in local-level decision makingJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:573cd8ea-c8fc-4b34-8dc5-db2c03d66397EnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier2022Hoedemakers, MTsiachristas, ARutten-van Mölken, M<p><strong>Objectives:</strong> This study aimed to investigate how multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) could complement cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) to support investment decisions in elderly care at local level.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We used an integrated elderly care program in The Netherlands as a case study to demonstrate the application of both methods. In a 12-month quasi-experimental study (n = 384), data on the following outcome measures were collected: quality-adjusted life-years (CEA) and physical functioning, psychological well-being, social relationships and participation, enjoyment of life, resilience, person centeredness, continuity of care, and costs (MCDA). We performed regression analysis on inversed probability weighted data and controlled for potential confounders to obtain a double robust estimate of the outcomes. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses determined uncertainty for both methods.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The integrated elderly care program was not likely (ie, 36%) to be cost-effective according to the CEA (incremental cost-effectiveness ratios: €88 249 from a societal perspective) using the conventional Dutch willingness-to-pay threshold (ie, €50 000). The MCDA demonstrated that informal caregivers and professionals slightly preferred the intervention over usual care, driven by enjoyment of life and person centeredness. Patients did not prefer either the intervention or usual care, whereas payers and policy makers slightly preferred usual care, mainly due to higher costs of the intervention.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> MCDA could provide local-level decision makers with a broader measurement of effectiveness by including outcomes beyond health and longevity and the preferences of multiple stakeholders. This additional information could foster the acceptability and implementability of cost-effective innovations in elderly care.</p>
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Moving beyond quality-adjusted life-years in elderly care: how can multicriteria decision analysis complement cost-effectiveness analysis in local-level decision making
title Moving beyond quality-adjusted life-years in elderly care: how can multicriteria decision analysis complement cost-effectiveness analysis in local-level decision making
title_full Moving beyond quality-adjusted life-years in elderly care: how can multicriteria decision analysis complement cost-effectiveness analysis in local-level decision making
title_fullStr Moving beyond quality-adjusted life-years in elderly care: how can multicriteria decision analysis complement cost-effectiveness analysis in local-level decision making
title_full_unstemmed Moving beyond quality-adjusted life-years in elderly care: how can multicriteria decision analysis complement cost-effectiveness analysis in local-level decision making
title_short Moving beyond quality-adjusted life-years in elderly care: how can multicriteria decision analysis complement cost-effectiveness analysis in local-level decision making
title_sort moving beyond quality adjusted life years in elderly care how can multicriteria decision analysis complement cost effectiveness analysis in local level decision making
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