Cost-effectiveness of a telehealth intervention in rheumatoid arthritis: economic evaluation of the Telehealth in RA (TeRA) randomized controlled trial.

Christian Volmar Skovsgaard Marie Kruse Niels Henrik Ingvar Hjollund Thomas Maribo Annette de Thurah

Published in: Scandinavian journal of rheumatology (2022)

PRO-TR and PRO-TN seem to cost less but provide broadly similar health outcomes compared with conventional follow-up. Between the intervention groups, PRO-TR was significantly less costly. More studies are needed to conclude whether rheumatologist- or nurse-led telehealth is more cost-effective than conventional follow-up.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
rheumatoid arthritis
anti inflammatory
study protocol
disease activity
primary care
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
clinical trial
systemic lupus erythematosus
systemic sclerosis