| Willingness to pay for polysomnography in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a cost-benefit analysis. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 14746384 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
OBJECTIVES: To analyze willingness to pay (WTP) for polysomnography (PSG) among parents of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). To analyze the cost-benefit of PSG in a collectively funded healthcare system. SETTING: University-affiliated sleep laboratory. SUBJECTS: Parents of 158 boys and 94 girls, who had a mean age of 6.0 +/- 3.9 years. The telephone survey, using a contingent valuation approach, was conducted with 3 groups of parents: those whose children were scheduled for PSG (n = 83), whose children were had had PSG within the previous 6 months (n = 77), and whose children had had PSG and adenotonsillectomy in the previous 6 months (n = 92). RESULTS: Two hundred and fifty-two parents (92% compliance rate), 75% of whom were mothers, responded to the WTP interview. Multivariate analysis revealed that the independent variables influencing WTP were bid (OR = 0.745, P < .001), age times bid (OR = 0.835, P < .05), and affected health status (OR = 3.5, P < .001). The median WTP value for PSG studies of children with OSAS following adenotonsillectomy was dollars 762 plus the savings of dollars 60 to the health care system-subtracting the cost of the dollars 250 PSG study resulted in a monetary benefit of dollars 572 per diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that PSG diagnosis for children with OSAS is beneficial. Decision makers and sleep specialists can use WTP to prioritize allocation of resources to increase the availability of PSG studies for children. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Ariel Tarasiuk; Tzahit Simon; Uri Regev; Haim Reuveni |
Related Documents
:
|
7979134 - Preoperative fasting in children. 23573194 - Th17 immunity in children with allergic asthma and rhinitis: a pharmacological approach. 11930064 - Defining normal upper airway motion in asymptomatic children during sleep by means of c... 23530174 - Large-scale use of the modified checklist for autism in low-risk toddlers. 6084464 - Chronic liver disease in black children in durban, south africa. 11049144 - Impact of professionalism on injuries in rugby union. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Sleep Volume: 26 ISSN: 0161-8105 ISO Abbreviation: Sleep Publication Date: 2003 Dec |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2004-01-28 Completed Date: 2004-03-25 Revised Date: 2009-01-29 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7809084 Medline TA: Sleep Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1016-21 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Sleep-Wake Disorders Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel. areiltarasiuk@yahoo.com |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Attitude to Health* Child Cost-Benefit Analysis Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Polysomnography / economics*, methods* Questionnaires Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis*, economics* |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Improving pediatric compliance with positive airway pressure therapy: the impact of behavioral inter...
Next Document: Tolerance of esophageal pressure monitoring during polysomnography in children.