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dc.contributor.authorGordon, L.
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, H.
dc.contributor.authorCourtney, M.
dc.contributor.authorFinlayson, K.
dc.contributor.authorShuter, P.
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, E.
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-22T22:26:26Z
dc.date.available2018-03-22T22:26:26Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2014-05-01T00:09:07Z
dc.identifier.issn09690700
dc.identifier.doi10.12968/jowc.2006.15.8.26942
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/58932
dc.description.abstractAim: To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis based on data from a randomised controlled trial comparing a traditional community home nursing with a community Leg Club model for chronic venous leg ulcer management in the south-east metropolitan area of Queensland, Australia. Method: Participants were randomised to the Leg Club (n=28) or home visits (n=28). data were obtained on resources/related costs incurred by the service provider, clients and carers, and the community. Results: From the collective perspective (service provider, clients and carers, and the community), at six months the incremental cost per healed ulcer was $AU 515 (ೱ8) and the incremental cost per reduced pain score was $AU 322 (౹9). For the service provider, Leg Club intervention resulted in cost savings and better health effects when compared with home nursing. Conclusion: On both clinical and economic grounds, the Leg Club model appears to be more cost-effective than traditional home nursing for the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers. However, clients and the local community contribute substantial financial and in-kind support to the operation of both services.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMark Allen Publishing Ltd.
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom348
dc.relation.ispartofpageto353
dc.relation.ispartofissue8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Wound Care
dc.relation.ispartofvolume15
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode119999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1110
dc.titleA cost-effectiveness analysis of two community models of care for patients with venous leg ulcers
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2006
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gro.griffith.authorGordon, Louisa


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