Cost-effectiveness of a diabetes group education program delivered by health promoters with a guiding style in underserved communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Issue 5 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mash, Robert; Kroukamp, Roland; Gaziano, Tom; Levitt, Naomi
• Is Part Of: Patient education and counseling. Volume 98:Issue 5(2015)
• Page Start: 622
• Page End: 626
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Patient education -- Periodicals; Health counseling -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Patient Education -- Periodicals; Éducation des patients -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Périodiques; Éducation sanitaire -- Périodiques; 615.5071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.01.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-3991

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We evaluate cost-effectiveness of group diabetes patient education.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Education is by mid-level health workers in a middle income African country.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Group diabetes education was effective in lowering blood pressure at 1-year.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was 1862 $/QALY.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Group diabetes education is a cost-effective intervention in this context.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>