Cost-utility analysis of the screening program for early oral cancer detection in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the cost-utility of an oral precancer screening program compared to a no-screening program in Thailand.

Materials and methods

Markov models were performed to simulate costs and Quality Adjusted Life-Years (QALYs) of both the screening and no-screening programs in the Thai population aged over 40 years. There are four steps to the screening program in Thailand: 1) mouth self-examination (MSE); 2) visual examination by trained dental nurses (VETDN); 3) visual examination by trained dentists (VETD); and 4) visual examination by oral surgeons (VEOS). The societal perspective and lifetime horizon were applied. Variables used were derived from the pilot study of the oral precancer screening program in Roi Et province as well as through patient interviews and lo

SUBMITTER: Kumdee C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6264816 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature