Journal article
Organized blood pressure control programs to prevent stroke in Australia: Would they be cost-effective?
DA Cadilhac, R Carter, AG Thrift, HM Dewey
Stroke | Published : 2012
Abstract
Background and Purpose-High blood pressure (BP) is the most important modifiable stroke risk factor. Worldwide high BP in many people is uncontrolled or people are unaware of their BP status. We aimed to assess whether a program of organized multidisciplinary care and medication would be cost-effective for improving BP control for the prevention of stroke. Methods-A novel aspect was to simulate the intervention to match recent primary care initiatives (eg, new Medicare reimbursement items) to ensure policy relevance. Current practice and additional costs of each intervention were included using the best available evidence. The differences in the cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gai..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
H.D., R.C., and A.T. were supported by research fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council (fellowship grants 336102, 251750, and 438700). D.C. was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council postgraduate public health scholarship (310640). The North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence study was supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (project grants 154600, 307900, 526601), VicHealth, the Foundation for High Blood Pressure Research, and the National Stroke Foundation. The authors also acknowledge Servier Laboratories Australia for permitting unconditional use of the Avoid Stroke As Soon As Possible dataset and for paying the release fee (less than AUD1000) to Convance, an independent organization holding the dataset for Servier.