A decision analytic model to investigate the cost-effectiveness of poisoning prevention practices in households with young children

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ID15380246
AuthorsFelix Achana (0000-0002-8727-9125, University of Warwick, corresponding author), Alex J Sutton (0000-0002-8934-9940, University of Leicester), Denise Kendrick (0000-0003-3603-6542, University of Nottingham), Mike Hayes (0000-0002-7738-9451), David R Jones (0000-0001-8028-7571, University of Leicester), Stephanie Hubbard (University of Leicester), Stephanie J Hubbard, NICOLA J COOPER (0000-0002-4486-2791, University of Leicester)
Year2016
Volume16
Issue1
Pages705-705
Publication date2016-08-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-016-3334-0
PMID27488449
OpenAlexW2505844571
LanguageEN
References cited22

Education offers better value for money than more intensive but expensive strategies for preventing medicinal poisonings, but is only likely to be cost-effective at £30,000 per QALY gained for families in disadvantaged areas and for those with more than one child. There was considerable uncertainty in cost-effectiveness estimates due to paucity of evidence on model parameters. Policy makers should consider both costs and effectiveness of competing interventions to ensure efficient use of resources

Actuarial science · Business · Cost effectiveness · Cost–benefit analysis · Economic evaluation · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychological intervention · Risk analysis (engineering · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Healthcare Policy and Management · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Nursing

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