Telemonitoring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cost and cost-utility analysis of a randomised controlled trial

Stoddart, Andrew; van der Pol, Marjon; Pinnock, Hilary; Hanley, Janet; McCloughan, Lucy; Todd, Allison; Krishan, Ashma; McKinstry, Brian

Abstract

We compared the costs and cost-effectiveness of telemonitoring vs usual care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A total of 256 patients were randomised to either telemonitoring or usual care. In the telemonitoring arm, the touch-screen telemonitoring equipment transmitted data to clinical teams monitoring the patients. Total healthcare costs were estimated over a 12-month period from a National Health Service perspective and quality adjusted life year (QALYs) were estimated by the EQ-5D tool. Telemonitoring was not significantly more costly than usual care (mean difference per patient £2065.90 (P 

Citation

Stoddart, A., van der Pol, M., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., McCloughan, L., Todd, A., …McKinstry, B. (2015). Telemonitoring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cost and cost-utility analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 21(2), 108-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633x14566574

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 28, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Jan 13, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Deposit Date: Jan 20, 2015
• Journal: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
• Print ISSN: 1357-633X
• Electronic ISSN: 1758-1109
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 108-118
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633x14566574
• Keywords: Telemonitoring; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); cost-effectiveness
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7495
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X14566574