August 1, 1994Medical Decision Making
The Impact of Age on the Cost - Effectiveness of Hypertension Treatment
Why the study?
Does the cost-effectiveness of hypertension treatment improve with patient age?
Population
Patients from 19 randomized trials of hypertension treatment
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports hypertension treatment prioritization in older adults; extends Level 1 evidence for age as a key cost-effectiveness modifier.
Structured PICO
Does the cost-effectiveness of hypertension treatment improve with patient age?
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Population
Patients from 19 randomized trials of hypertension treatment
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Intervention
Hypertension treatment
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Outcome
Cost per life-year gained
The cost-effectiveness of hypertension treatment improves significantly with increasing patient age for both men and women.
Limitations
- Magnitude of the improvement varied greatly with the discount rate
Cite This Study
Magnus Johannesson (1994) studied this question.