Cost-effectiveness of CI in developing countries.
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Journal Article (Review)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cost-effectiveness of cochlear implants is a major concern for expanding these services to low-income and middle-income developing countries. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent studies have applied appropriate methodology to make determination of cost-effectiveness for cochlear implants in developing countries. In addition, important parameters that effect cost-effectiveness have been reviewed in a systematic way. The combination of these new studies along with existing reports of cochlear implant programmes in developing countries allows for a discussion of cost and outcomes determinants that drive cost-effectiveness in these environments. SUMMARY: Cochlear implants are a very cost-effective treatment for profound hearing loss in all high-resource countries and in many low-income and middle-income developing countries. A number of cost considerations affect cost-effectiveness of cochlear implants in developing countries including device cost and device-related expenses such as power consumption and reliability, but also including rehabilitation and access-related expenses. Large-scale programmes confer an advantage for cost-effectiveness, primarily through device-related savings.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Magro, I; Emmett, SD; Saunders, J
Published Date
- June 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 26 / 3
Start / End Page
- 190 - 195
PubMed ID
- 29528875
Pubmed Central ID
- 29528875
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1531-6998
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000451
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States