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Lifestyle Interventions Are Cost-Effective in People With Different Levels of Diabetes Risk

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Jacobs-van der Bruggen, Monique A.M., Bos, Griët, Bemelmans, Wanda J., Hoogenveen, Rudolf T., Vijgen, Sylvia M., Baan, Caroline A.·2007·Diabetes Care

Abstract

OBJECTIVE—In the current study we explore the long-term health benefits and cost-effectiveness of both a community-based lifestyle program for the general population (community intervention) and an intensive lifestyle intervention for obese adults, implemented in a health care setting (health care intervention). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Short-term intervention effects on BMI and physical activity were estimated from the international literature. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Chronic Diseases Model was used to project lifetime health effects and effects on health care costs for minimum and maximum estimates of short-term intervention effects. Cost-effectiveness was evaluated from a health care perspective and included intervention costs and related and unrelated medical costs. Effects and costs were discounted at 1.5 and 4.0% annually. RESULTS—One new case of diabetes per 20 years was prevented for every 7–30 participants in the health care intervention and for every 300–1,500 adults in the community intervention. Intervention costs needed to prevent one new case of diabetes (per 20 years) were lower for the community intervention (€2,000–9,000) than for the health care intervention (€5,000–21,000). The cost-effectiveness ratios were €3,100–3,900 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) for the community intervention and €3,900–5,500 per QALY for the health care intervention. CONCLUSIONS—Health care interventions for high-risk groups and community-based lifestyle interventions targeted to the general population (low risk) are both cost-effective ways of curbing the growing burden of diabetes.

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  • Delivering these programs requires extensive access to resources, staff, and space, although they are cost-effective overall.

    “Delivering these programs requires extensive access to resources, staff, and space, although they are cost-effective overall ( 121 , 122 ).”

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    The Results table reports favorable cost-effectiveness ratios for both lifestyle interventions, and Research Design and Methods estimates their implementation costs (page numbers unavailable). The paper does not state that delivering them requires extensive access to resources, staff, and space. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  1. Kahn EB, Ramsey LT, Brownson RC, Heath GW, Howze EH, Powell KE, Stone EJ, Rajab MW, Corso P: The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activ- ity: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med 22:73-107, 2002

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Authors
Jacobs-van der Bruggen, M. A. M., Bos, G., Bemelmans, W. J., Hoogenveen, R. T., Vijgen, S. M., & Baan, C. A.
Affiliations
  • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
  • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2007-01-01
Volume
30
Issue
1
Pages
128-134
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2014598008
Cited by
137
References
57
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FWCI
26.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Rivm Repository (Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
lifestyle intervention, diabetes prevention, cost-effectiveness, community-based intervention, intensive lifestyle intervention, obesity, type 2 diabetes, health care costs, quality-adjusted life years, physical activity, body mass index
MeSH terms
Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Humans, Life Style, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Patient Education as Topic, Physical Fitness, Risk Factors, United States, Models, Statistical, Exercise, Body Mass Index

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