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Cost-effectiveness of increased telephone contact for patients with osteoarthritis. A randomized, controlled trial
M Weinberger1, W M Tierney, P A Cowper
1Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705.
Arthritis and Rheumatism
|February 1, 1993
Abstract
Objective:
To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of telephone intervention for patients with osteoarthritis.
Methods:
Randomized, controlled trial.
Results:
The intervention did not significantly increase health care costs. The annual costs for a 1-unit improvement in physical functioning and in pain, as measured by the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales, were $70.86 and $31.00, respectively.
Conclusion:
Telephone contact is a potentially cost-effective intervention in osteoarthritis.