Cost-effectiveness of the FindMyApps eHealth intervention vs. digital care as usual: results from a randomised controlled trial

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11130/24:10480043

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<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13607863.2024.2345128#2b85d6ca-6520-4a3d-8e4a-aa9f2ee3f33d-b6de7b7c-de82-45a5-9538-313dd15c6659" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13607863.2024.2345128#2b85d6ca-6520-4a3d-8e4a-aa9f2ee3f33d-b6de7b7c-de82-45a5-9538-313dd15c6659</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2345128" target="_blank" >10.1080/13607863.2024.2345128</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Cost-effectiveness of the FindMyApps eHealth intervention vs. digital care as usual: results from a randomised controlled trial

Original language description

ObjectivesDespite growing interest, the cost-effectiveness of eHealth interventions for supporting quality of life of people with dementia and their caregivers remains unclear. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of the FindMyApps intervention, compared to digital care-as-usual. FindMyApps aims to help people with dementia and their caregivers find and learn to use tablet apps that may support social participation and self-management of people with dementia and sense of competence of caregivers.MethodA randomised controlled trial (Netherlands Trial Register NL8157) was conducted, including people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia and their informal caregivers (FindMyApps n = 76, digital care-as-usual n = 74). Outcomes for people with MCI/dementia were Quality-Adjusted Life-Years (QALYs), calculated from EQ-5D-5L data and the Dutch tariff for utility scores, social participation (Maastricht Social Participation Profile) and quality of life (Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit), and for caregivers, QALYs and sense of competence (Short Sense of Competence Questionnaire). Societal costs were calculated using data collected with the RUD-lite instrument and the Dutch costing guideline. Multiple imputation was employed to fill in missing cost and effect data. Bootstrapped multilevel models were used to estimate incremental total societal costs and incremental effects between groups which were then used to calculate Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratios (ICERs). Cost-effectiveness acceptability curves were estimated.ResultsIn the FindMyApps group, caregiver SSCQ scores were significantly higher compared to care-as-usual, n = 150, mean difference = 0.75, 95% CI [0.14, 1.38]. Other outcomes did not significantly differ between groups. Total societal costs for people with dementia were not significantly different, n = 150, mean difference = -774, 95%CI [-2.643, .,079]. Total societal costs for caregivers were significantly lower in the FindMyApps group compared to care-as-usual, n = 150, mean difference = -392, 95% CI [-1.254, -26], largely due to lower supportive care costs, mean difference = -252, 95% CI [-1.009, 42]. For all outcomes, the probability that FindMyApps was cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay threshold of 0 per point of improvement was 0.72 for people with dementia and 0.93 for caregivers.ConclusionFindMyApps is a cost-effective intervention for supporting caregivers&apos; sense of competence. Further implementation of FindMyApps is warranted

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30215 - Psychiatry

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Aging &amp; Mental Health

ISSN

1360-7863

e-ISSN

1364-6915

Volume of the periodical

28

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

1457-1470

UT code for WoS article

001214756800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85192204271