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A Cost-effectiveness Model for a Decision to Adopt Temporary Single-patient Rooms to Reduce Risks of Healthcare-associated Infection in the Australian Public Healthcare System

avondale-bepress.context-key29561364
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avondale.affiliateMitchell, Brett; 0000-0003-4220-8291
avondale.departmentLifestyle Medicine and Health Research Centre
avondale.facultyNursing
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Brett G.
dc.contributor.authorKiernan, Martin
dc.contributor.authorGraves, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:35:23Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:35:23Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-01
dc.date.submitted2022-06-05T18:21:52Z
dc.description.abstract<p><h3 id="x-x-x-x-x-x-sectitle0015">Background</h3> <p id="x-x-x-x-x-x-abspara0010">The cost-effectiveness of patient isolation as part of an infection prevention effort is poorly understood. The potential to reduce risks of transmission saving costs and improving health outcomes is strong, yet up front investments in patient isolation are required. We report a cost-effectiveness model to inform adoption of a portable single isolation rooms into Australian publicly funded acute hospitals. <h3 id="x-x-x-x-x-x-sectitle0020">Methods</h3> <p id="x-x-x-x-x-x-abspara0015">Information is harvested from a range of contemporary sources to reveal the expected changes to total costs and total health benefits measured by life years gain. An Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio is estimated with uncertainty in all model parameters included by probabilistic sensitivity analysis. <h3 id="x-x-x-x-x-x-sectitle0025">Results</h3> <p id="x-x-x-x-x-x-abspara0020">The adoption decision was found to change total costs per 100,000 occupied bed-days by $1,429,011 and generate health benefits of 436 life years. The mean cost per life year gained is $3278. The probability an adoption decision is cost saving is 2.1%. <h3 id="x-x-x-x-x-x-sectitle0030">Conclusion</h3> <p id="x-x-x-x-x-x-abspara0025">There is some evidence that adoption of rediroom is likely to be a cost-effective solution for Australian hospitals. Important caveats and assumptions need to be considered when interpreting this conclusion.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Graves, N., Kiernan, M., & Mitchell, B. G. (2022). A cost-effectiveness model for a decision to adopt temporary single-patient rooms to reduce risks of healthcare-associated infection in the Australian public healthcare system.<em> Infection, Disease & Health, 27</em>(3), 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2022.01.004</p>
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2022.01.004
dc.identifier.issn2468-0451
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/29561364
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.relation.ispartofInfection Disease and Health
dc.rights© 2022 Published by Elsevier B. V. on behalf of Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control. Used by permission: the author(s).</p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale University may access the full text of this article from library PRIMO search <a href="https://avondale.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=61UNI_AVN:AVN">here</a></p>
dc.rights.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectPatient isolation, Healthcare associated infection, Cost-effectiveness
dc.titleA Cost-effectiveness Model for a Decision to Adopt Temporary Single-patient Rooms to Reduce Risks of Healthcare-associated Infection in the Australian Public Healthcare System
dc.typeJournal Article

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