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Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: cost-utility of different screening strategies based on a woman's individual risk of disease

Round, JA; Jacklin, P; Fraser, RB; Hughes, RG; Mugglestone, MA; Holt, RIG; (2011) Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: cost-utility of different screening strategies based on a woman's individual risk of disease. Diabetologia , 54 (2) 256 - 263. 10.1007/s00125-010-1881-y. Green open access

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Abstract

The cost-effectiveness of eight strategies for screening for gestational diabetes (including no screening) was estimated with respect to the level of individual patient risk.Cost-utility analysis using a decision analytic model populated with efficacy evidence pooled from recent randomised controlled trials, from the funding perspective of the National Health Service in England and Wales. Seven screening strategies using various combinations of screening and diagnostic tests were tested in addition to no screening. The primary outcome measure was the incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) over a lifetime.The strategy that has the greatest likelihood of being cost-effective is dependent on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus for each individual woman. When gestational diabetes mellitus risk is < 1% then the no screening/treatment strategy is cost-effective; where risk is between 1.0% and 4.2% fasting plasma glucose followed by OGTT is most likely to be cost-effective; and where risk is > 4.2%, universal OGTT is most likely to be cost-effective. However, acceptability of the test alters the most cost-effective strategy.Screening for gestational diabetes can be cost-effective. The best strategy is dependent on the underlying risk of each individual and the acceptability of the tests used. The current study suggests that if a woman's individual risk of gestational diabetes could be accurately predicted, then healthcare resource allocation could be improved by providing an individualised screening strategy.

Type: Article
Title: Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: cost-utility of different screening strategies based on a woman's individual risk of disease
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1881-y
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-010-1881-y
Language: English
Additional information: The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
Keywords: Cost effectiveness, Gestational diabetes, Screening, Risk factors, Cost-utility, PREVENTION, PREVALENCE, PREDICTION, DECISION, OUTCOMES, GLUCOSE, INSULIN, MODEL
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/155139
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