Cost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric and fracture liaison service models of care for hip fracture patients: a population based study

Fracture liaison services are recommended as a model of best practice for organising patient care and secondary fracture prevention for hip fracture patients, although variation exists in how such services are structured. There is considerable uncertainty as to which model is most cost-effective and...

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Main Authors: Leal, J, Gray, A, Judge, A, Hawley, S, Prieto-Alhambra, D, Delmestri, A, Arden, N, Cooper, C, Javaid, M
Format: Journal article
Published: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2016
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author Leal, J
Gray, A
Judge, A
Hawley, S
Prieto-Alhambra, D
Delmestri, A
Arden, N
Cooper, C
Javaid, M
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description Fracture liaison services are recommended as a model of best practice for organising patient care and secondary fracture prevention for hip fracture patients, although variation exists in how such services are structured. There is considerable uncertainty as to which model is most cost-effective and should therefore be mandated. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric (OG) and nurse-led fracture liaison service (FLS) models of post-hip fracture care compared to usual care. Analyses were conducted from a healthcare and personal social services payer perspective, using a Markov model to estimate the lifetime impact of the models of care. The base-case population consisted of men and women aged 83 years with a hip fracture. The risk and costs of hip and non-hip fractures were derived from large primary and hospital care datasets in the UK. Utilities were informed by a meta-regression of 32 studies. In the base-case analysis, the orthogeriatric-led service was the most effective and cost-effective model of care at a threshold of £30,000 per quality-adjusted life years gained (QALY). For women age 83 years, the OG-led service was the most cost-effective at £22,709/QALY. If only healthcare costs are considered, OG-led service was cost-effective at £12,860/QALY and £14,525/QALY for women and men aged 83 years, respectively. Irrespective of how patients were stratified in terms of their age, sex, and Charlson co-morbidity score at index hip fracture, our results suggest that introducing an orthogeriatrician-led or a nurse-led FLS is cost-effective when compared to usual care. Although, considerable uncertainty remains concerning which of the models of care should be preferred, introducing an orthogeriatrician-led service seems to be the most cost-effective service to pursue.
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spelling oxford-uuid:a9bc005d-15cf-4abd-a310-5b6a06067e792022-03-27T03:10:35ZCost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric and fracture liaison service models of care for hip fracture patients: a population based studyJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a9bc005d-15cf-4abd-a310-5b6a06067e79Symplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Society for Bone and Mineral Research2016Leal, JGray, AJudge, AHawley, SPrieto-Alhambra, DDelmestri, AArden, NCooper, CJavaid, MFracture liaison services are recommended as a model of best practice for organising patient care and secondary fracture prevention for hip fracture patients, although variation exists in how such services are structured. There is considerable uncertainty as to which model is most cost-effective and should therefore be mandated. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric (OG) and nurse-led fracture liaison service (FLS) models of post-hip fracture care compared to usual care. Analyses were conducted from a healthcare and personal social services payer perspective, using a Markov model to estimate the lifetime impact of the models of care. The base-case population consisted of men and women aged 83 years with a hip fracture. The risk and costs of hip and non-hip fractures were derived from large primary and hospital care datasets in the UK. Utilities were informed by a meta-regression of 32 studies. In the base-case analysis, the orthogeriatric-led service was the most effective and cost-effective model of care at a threshold of £30,000 per quality-adjusted life years gained (QALY). For women age 83 years, the OG-led service was the most cost-effective at £22,709/QALY. If only healthcare costs are considered, OG-led service was cost-effective at £12,860/QALY and £14,525/QALY for women and men aged 83 years, respectively. Irrespective of how patients were stratified in terms of their age, sex, and Charlson co-morbidity score at index hip fracture, our results suggest that introducing an orthogeriatrician-led or a nurse-led FLS is cost-effective when compared to usual care. Although, considerable uncertainty remains concerning which of the models of care should be preferred, introducing an orthogeriatrician-led service seems to be the most cost-effective service to pursue.
spellingShingle Leal, J
Gray, A
Judge, A
Hawley, S
Prieto-Alhambra, D
Delmestri, A
Arden, N
Cooper, C
Javaid, M
Cost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric and fracture liaison service models of care for hip fracture patients: a population based study
title Cost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric and fracture liaison service models of care for hip fracture patients: a population based study
title_full Cost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric and fracture liaison service models of care for hip fracture patients: a population based study
title_fullStr Cost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric and fracture liaison service models of care for hip fracture patients: a population based study
title_full_unstemmed Cost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric and fracture liaison service models of care for hip fracture patients: a population based study
title_short Cost-effectiveness of orthogeriatric and fracture liaison service models of care for hip fracture patients: a population based study
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