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- Title
O impacto económico da prevenção de quedas em idosos: uma análise custo- -utilidade à intervenção das Equipas de Cuidados Continuados Integrados.
- Authors
Venâncio, Bruno; Almeida, Álvaro; Filipe, Margarida
- Abstract
Objective: Estimate the economic impact of Integrated Continuing Care Teams (ECCI) intervention in the community in the field of prevention of falls in the elderly. Methods: Cost-utility analysis to the intervention of Integrated Continuing Care Teams in the prevention of falls in the elderly. Result: ECCI intervention in the prevention of falls in the elderly provided an estimated health gains of 4.46 QALYs and a cost saving of approximately 16,952.46. Conclusion: The ECCI intervention is cost-effective, and its benchmarking is recommended to other health institutions.
- Publication
JBES: Brazilian Journal of Health Economics / Jornal Brasileiro de Economia da Saúde, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 1, p34
- ISSN
2175-2095
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21115/JBES.v11.n1.p34-41