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Piloting the development of a cost-effective evidence-informed clinical pathway: managing hypertension in Jordanian primary care

Piloting the development of a cost-effective evidence-informed clinical pathway: managing hypertension in Jordanian primary care
Piloting the development of a cost-effective evidence-informed clinical pathway: managing hypertension in Jordanian primary care
Objectives: the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Jordan office of the Medicines Transparency Alliance embarked on a pilot project to design an evidence-based guideline for cost-effective pharmacological treatment of essential hypertension in Jordan. The project's objectives were to directly address a major health problem for Jordan by producing a guideline; and to delineate the strengths and weaknesses of Jordan's healthcare process to allow similar future efforts to be planned more efficiently.

Methods: the pilot spanned a period of approximately 8 months. Activities were overseen by local technical and guideline development teams, as well as experts from NICE. NICE's hypertension guidelines and economic model were used as a starting point. Parameters in the economic model were adjusted according to input and feedback from local experts with regards to Jordanian physician and patient practices, resource costs, and quality of life estimates. The results of the economic model were integrated with the updated available clinical trial literature.

Results: the outputs of the economic model were used to inform recommendations, in the form of a clinical algorithm. A report of the process and the strengths and weaknesses observed was developed, and recommendations for improvements were made.

Conclusions: the pilot represented the start of what is intended to be a healthcare process change for the country of Jordan. Issues emerged which can inform strategies to ensure a more cohesive and comprehensive approach to the cost-effective use of appropriate drugs in managing chronic disease in Jordan and countries operating in a similarly resource-constrained environment. Furthermore, our pilot highlights how richer countries with relevant experience in evidence-informed healthcare policy making can assist others in strengthening their decision-making methods and processes.
hypertension, treatment guidelines, evidence-based medicine, jordan, NICE, LMIC
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Chalkidou, K.
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Lord, J.
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Momani, A.
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O'Mahony, R.M.
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Chalkidou, K., Lord, J., Obeidat, N.A., Alabbadi, I.A., Stanley, A.G., Bader, R., Momani, A., O'Mahony, R.M., Qatami, L. and Cutler, D. (2011) Piloting the development of a cost-effective evidence-informed clinical pathway: managing hypertension in Jordanian primary care. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 27 (2), 151-158. (doi:10.1017/S0266462311000122). (PMID:21473813)

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Abstract

Objectives: the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Jordan office of the Medicines Transparency Alliance embarked on a pilot project to design an evidence-based guideline for cost-effective pharmacological treatment of essential hypertension in Jordan. The project's objectives were to directly address a major health problem for Jordan by producing a guideline; and to delineate the strengths and weaknesses of Jordan's healthcare process to allow similar future efforts to be planned more efficiently.

Methods: the pilot spanned a period of approximately 8 months. Activities were overseen by local technical and guideline development teams, as well as experts from NICE. NICE's hypertension guidelines and economic model were used as a starting point. Parameters in the economic model were adjusted according to input and feedback from local experts with regards to Jordanian physician and patient practices, resource costs, and quality of life estimates. The results of the economic model were integrated with the updated available clinical trial literature.

Results: the outputs of the economic model were used to inform recommendations, in the form of a clinical algorithm. A report of the process and the strengths and weaknesses observed was developed, and recommendations for improvements were made.

Conclusions: the pilot represented the start of what is intended to be a healthcare process change for the country of Jordan. Issues emerged which can inform strategies to ensure a more cohesive and comprehensive approach to the cost-effective use of appropriate drugs in managing chronic disease in Jordan and countries operating in a similarly resource-constrained environment. Furthermore, our pilot highlights how richer countries with relevant experience in evidence-informed healthcare policy making can assist others in strengthening their decision-making methods and processes.

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Published date: 2011
Keywords: hypertension, treatment guidelines, evidence-based medicine, jordan, NICE, LMIC
Organisations: Primary Care & Population Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 382171
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/382171
ISSN: 0266-4623
PURE UUID: d1cbf4a4-071b-4022-a7d8-7a6269f62835
ORCID for J. Lord: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1086-1624

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Date deposited: 18 Jan 2016 12:03
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Author: K. Chalkidou
Author: J. Lord ORCID iD
Author: N.A. Obeidat
Author: I.A. Alabbadi
Author: A.G. Stanley
Author: R. Bader
Author: A. Momani
Author: R.M. O'Mahony
Author: L. Qatami
Author: D. Cutler

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