Cost effectiveness of alendronate to reduce hip fractures from osteoporosis in Icelandic postmenopausal women
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ftbostonuniv:oai:open.bu.edu:2144/31565 2023-05-15T16:48:02+02:00 Cost effectiveness of alendronate to reduce hip fractures from osteoporosis in Icelandic postmenopausal women Hauksson, Gudjon 2012 https://hdl.handle.net/2144/31565 en_US eng Boston University b38134421 https://hdl.handle.net/2144/31565 11719032085807 99176191590001161 Hip fractures Iceland Alendronate Women Thesis/Dissertation 2012 ftbostonuniv 2022-07-11T12:04:19Z Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. Background: In 2001 an assessment tool for predicting fracture risk in postmenopausal women was developed. An index based on a small number of risk factors that are easily assessed was developed called the Fracture Index. The value of this index ranges from 0-13 with higher number associated with higher five year probability of fracture. The magnitude of the morbidity and mortality associated with osteoporosis makes it valuable for health care professionals to know if a treatment to prevent fractures is cost effective or not. Objective: To investigate at what Fracture Index value it becomes cost effective to treat postmenopausal women with alendronate to prevent hip fractures. The focus is on Icelandic women. Design: A Markov model was developed to model the disease progression for women 65 years of age to 85 years of age which is the average life expectancy for women in Iceland. Cost effectiveness of alendronate vs. no treatment was assessed by transitioning women in the model every six months between different health states. In the base-case five year treatment with alendronate was assumed. Results: At Fracture Index 1-2 the incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER) was 27,467,073 ISK (238,844$) which is not considered to be cost effective. At Fracture Index 3-4 the ICER was 4,349,2511SK (37,820$) which has a 59% probability of being cost effective if the per capita GOP (4,800,000 ISK) for Iceland is used as a threshold for cost effectiveness. However cost effectiveness for Fracture Index 3-4 depends largely on the assumptions made in the model, some of which are uncertain such as drug cost, drug efficacy and appropriate ... Thesis Iceland Boston University: OpenBU |
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Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. Background: In 2001 an assessment tool for predicting fracture risk in postmenopausal women was developed. An index based on a small number of risk factors that are easily assessed was developed called the Fracture Index. The value of this index ranges from 0-13 with higher number associated with higher five year probability of fracture. The magnitude of the morbidity and mortality associated with osteoporosis makes it valuable for health care professionals to know if a treatment to prevent fractures is cost effective or not. Objective: To investigate at what Fracture Index value it becomes cost effective to treat postmenopausal women with alendronate to prevent hip fractures. The focus is on Icelandic women. Design: A Markov model was developed to model the disease progression for women 65 years of age to 85 years of age which is the average life expectancy for women in Iceland. Cost effectiveness of alendronate vs. no treatment was assessed by transitioning women in the model every six months between different health states. In the base-case five year treatment with alendronate was assumed. Results: At Fracture Index 1-2 the incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER) was 27,467,073 ISK (238,844$) which is not considered to be cost effective. At Fracture Index 3-4 the ICER was 4,349,2511SK (37,820$) which has a 59% probability of being cost effective if the per capita GOP (4,800,000 ISK) for Iceland is used as a threshold for cost effectiveness. However cost effectiveness for Fracture Index 3-4 depends largely on the assumptions made in the model, some of which are uncertain such as drug cost, drug efficacy and appropriate ... |
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