From: Structuring and validating a cost-effectiveness model of primary asthma prevention amongst children
Framework Aspect | Detail |
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Objective(s) | To reduce the incidence of asthma diagnosis in children To reduce the costs associated with asthma health care To determine the value of first-degree familial asthma history as a risk indicator |
Audience/Stakeholder(s) | Primary care givers (primary care or welfare centre physicians, midwives, and general practice/medical assistants) and Medical specialists (pulmonology and paediatrics) |
Perspective | Healthcare system |
Analytic time horizon | Up to six years after birth |
Intervention(s) | Multifaceted primary prevention Unifaceted primary prevention |
Comparator | Usual care |
Target population | Unborn child |
Effect outcome(s) | Objective diagnosis of asthma Secondary: Functional status; Serum IgE levels as index of exposure to allergens from house dust mites, cats, and dogs |
Cost(s) | Direct health care costs; Intervention costs |
Economic evaluation | Cost-effectiveness |