Authors
Catherine Henderson, Martin Knapp, José-Luis Fernández, Jennifer Beecham, Shashivadan P Hirani, Martin Cartwright, Lorna Rixon, Michelle Beynon, Anne Rogers, Peter Bower, Helen Doll, Ray Fitzpatrick, Adam Steventon, Martin Bardsley, Jane Hendy, Stanton P Newman
Publication date
2013/3/22
Journal
Bmj
Volume
346
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Description
Objective To examine the costs and cost effectiveness of telehealth in addition to standard support and treatment, compared with standard support and treatment.
Design Economic evaluation nested in a pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial.
Setting Community based telehealth intervention in three local authority areas in England.
Participants 3230 people with a long term condition (heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or diabetes) were recruited into the Whole Systems Demonstrator telehealth trial between May 2008 and December 2009. Of participants taking part in the Whole Systems Demonstrator telehealth questionnaire study examining acceptability, effectiveness, and cost effectiveness, 845 were randomised to telehealth and 728 to usual care.
Interventions Intervention participants received a package of telehealth equipment and monitoring services for 12 months, in addition to the …
Scholar articles
C Henderson, M Knapp, JL Fernández, J Beecham… - Bmj, 2013