Weinberger M, Tierney W M, Cowper P A, Katz B P, Booher P A
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705.
Arthritis Rheum. 1993 Feb;36(2):243-6. doi: 10.1002/art.1780360216.
To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of telephone intervention for patients with osteoarthritis.
Randomized, controlled trial.
The intervention did not significantly increase health care costs. The annual costs for a 1-unit improvement in physical functioning and in pain, as measured by the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales, were $70.86 and $31.00, respectively.
Telephone contact is a potentially cost-effective intervention in osteoarthritis.
评估电话干预对骨关节炎患者的成本效益。
随机对照试验。
该干预未显著增加医疗保健成本。根据关节炎影响测量量表衡量，身体功能每改善1个单位的年度成本为70.86美元，疼痛每改善1个单位的年度成本为31.00美元。
电话联系对骨关节炎患者是一种潜在的成本效益高的干预措施。
