Cost-effectiveness of work-site blood pressure control programs.
The cost-effectiveness of work-site hypertension programs was examined at three manufacturing plants. A fourth plant was used as a control site to estimate expected levels of hypertension control from screening without further intervention. The annual cost per hypertensive employee of the three intervention programs was $26.26 for semiannual follow-up, $35 for full follow-up, and $96.19 for on-site treatment. Each intervention resulted in an additional 1% of hypertensive employees maintained under control, per dollar spent annually, with the highest cost per unit of effectiveness being incurred for free on-site treatment. Cost-effectiveness may vary considerably, however, depending on the additional costs a company may incur as a result of program adoption.
D000328:Adult; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000191:economics*