A Cost-Effectiveness Model for Frail Older Persons: Development and Application to a Physiotherapy-Based Intervention.
Jonathan KarnonHossein Haji Ali AfzaliGregorius Virgianto Arpuji Anggoro PutroPhyu Win ThantAmeline DompokIngrid CoxOwen Henry ChikhwazaXian WangMercy Mukui MwangangiMatahari FarransahatIan CameronPublished in: Applied health economics and health policy (2018)
Frailty reduces quality of life, is costly to manage and it's prevalence is increasing, but new approaches to managing frailty need to demonstrate value for money. The value of the reported cost-effectiveness model is illustrated through the estimation of all important costs and effects of a physiotherapy-based frailty intervention, which facilitates comparisons with funding decisions for other new technologies in Australia.