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Journal of Asthma Volume 44, 2007 - Issue 7
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

An Economic Evaluation of Asthma Action Plans for Children with Asthma

Julie Polisena Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
, M.Sc.,
Susanna Tam Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
, M.Sc.,
Abhay Lodha Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
, M.D.,
Audrey Laporte Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
, Ph.D.,
Peter C. Coyte Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Canadian Health Services Research Foundation/Canadian Institutes for Health Research Health Services Chair, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Health Care, Technology and Place Canadian Institutes for Health Research Strategic Training Program, Toronto, Canada
, Ph.D. &
Wendy J. Ungar Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Program of Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
, Ph.D.
Pages 501-508 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

The costs and effectiveness of asthma action plans for children were evaluated in a cross-sectional economic analysis. Direct health care and indirect costs, nights with symptoms, and asthma attacks were measured in 879 Ontario children with asthma. From a societal perspective, the total annual costs of the asthma action plan and the control groups were CDN$6,948 and CDN$6,140 per patient, respectively. Health outcomes were similar. The difference in cost was attributable to greater medication and health services use in the intervention group. Prospective randomized trials are necessary to measure potential improvements in control of asthma using asthma action plans.

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