Cost-effectiveness of an app-based treatment for urinary incontinence in comparison with care-as-usual in Dutch general practice:a pragmatic randomised controlled trial over 12 months

OBJECTIVE: To assess the cost-effectiveness of app-based treatment for female stress, urgency, or mixed urinary incontinence (UI) compared to care-as-usual in Dutch primary care. DESIGN: A pragmatic, randomised controlled, superiority trial. SETTING: Primary care in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018, follow-up at 12 months. POPULATION: Women with ≥2 UI-episodes per week, access to mobile apps, wanting treatment. INTERVENTIONS: The standalone app included conservative management for UI with motivation aids (e.g., reminders). Care-as-usual delivered according to the Dutch GP guideline for UI. MA... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Loohuis, Anne M M
Van Der Worp, Henk
Wessels, Nienke J
Dekker, Janny H
Slieker-Ten Hove, Marijke C Ph
Berger, Marjolein Y
Vermeulen, Karin M
Blanker, Marco H
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: Loohuis , A M M , Van Der Worp , H , Wessels , N J , Dekker , J H , Slieker-Ten Hove , M C P , Berger , M Y , Vermeulen , K M & Blanker , M H 2022 , ' Cost-effectiveness of an app-based treatment for urinary incontinence in comparison with care-as-usual in Dutch general practice : a pragmatic randomised controlled trial over 12 months ' , BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , vol. 129 , no. 9 , pp. 1538-1545 . https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17191
Schlagwörter: app / cost-effectiveness / eHealth / general practice / long-term / pragmatic / primary care / self-management / urinary incontinence / INTERNET-BASED TREATMENT / WOMEN
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29444921
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/11370/cf410b2c-cd1d-4047-9f85-2f0236af9a24

OBJECTIVE: To assess the cost-effectiveness of app-based treatment for female stress, urgency, or mixed urinary incontinence (UI) compared to care-as-usual in Dutch primary care. DESIGN: A pragmatic, randomised controlled, superiority trial. SETTING: Primary care in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018, follow-up at 12 months. POPULATION: Women with ≥2 UI-episodes per week, access to mobile apps, wanting treatment. INTERVENTIONS: The standalone app included conservative management for UI with motivation aids (e.g., reminders). Care-as-usual delivered according to the Dutch GP guideline for UI. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Costs and cost-effectiveness and -utility were assessed from a societal perspective, based on Incontinence Impact Adjusted Life Years (IIALYs), Quality Adjusted Life years (QALYs) and medical, non-medical and productivity costs. Information on costs was obtained with the iMCQ and iPCQ questionnaires (Medical Consumption and Productivity Cost Questionnaires). RESULTS: 262 women randomised equally to app or care-as-usual; 89 (68%) and 83 (63%) attended follow-up. Costs were lower for app-based treatment with €-161 (95%CI: -180 to -151) per year. Cost-effectiveness showed small mean differences in effect for IIALY (0.04) and QALY (-0.03) and thus larger ICER (-€3,696) and ICUR (€6,379) (Incremental Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-utility Ratios). CONCLUSION: App-based treatment is a cost-effective alternative to care-as-usual for women with UI in Dutch primary care.