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Osteoporosis International
Published in: Osteoporosis International 6/2007

01-06-2007 | Original Article

Could a policy of provision of hip protectors to elderly nursing home residents result in cost savings in acute hip fracture care? The case of Ontario, Canada

Authors: A. M. Sawka, A. Gafni, P. Boulos, K. Beattie, A. Papaioannou, A. Cranney, D. A. Hanley, J. D. Adachi, A. Cheung, E. A. Papadimitropoulos, L. Thabane

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 6/2007

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Abstract

Summary

Hip fractures are an important problem in nursing homes. Hip protectors are external devices that decrease the risk of hip fracture in elderly nursing home residents. We estimated the overall healthcare cost savings from a hypothetical strategy of provision of hip protectors to elderly nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada. In a recent meta-analysis, we determined that a strategy of provision of hip protectors decreases the risk of hip fracture in nursing home residents.

Introduction

Our objective was to determine whether the provision of hip protectors to all Ontario nursing home residents aged ≥65 years could result in cost savings, stemming from reductions in initial hospitalizations for hip fracture.

Methods

We conducted a cost analysis from a Ministry of Health perspective (one year cycle length). The efficacy of the intervention was estimated from a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Results

A strategy of provision of hip protectors to all 60,775 elderly Ontario nursing home residents could result in an overall mean cost savings of 6.0 million Canadian dollars in one year (95% credibility interval, −26.4 million, 39.7 million), with a probability of cost savings of 0.63 (assuming no additional labor costs). In sensitivity analyses, decreasing hip protector price increased cost savings, whereas additional labor expenditures for application for hip protectors decreased cost savings.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if hip protectors can be provided to elderly Ontario nursing home residents without additional labor expenditures, there is a reasonable probability that such a strategy may result in healthcare cost savings.
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Metadata
Title
Could a policy of provision of hip protectors to elderly nursing home residents result in cost savings in acute hip fracture care? The case of Ontario, Canada
Authors
A. M. Sawka
A. Gafni
P. Boulos
K. Beattie
A. Papaioannou
A. Cranney
D. A. Hanley
J. D. Adachi
A. Cheung
E. A. Papadimitropoulos
L. Thabane
Publication date
01-06-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Osteoporosis International / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-006-0307-7

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