Cost-Utility Analyses of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Obesity download book

Book Details:

• Author: Ginsberg Gary
• Date: 21 Aug 2015
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Original Languages: English
• Book Format: Paperback::80 pages
• ISBN10: 3659160466
• ISBN13: 9783659160462
• Publication City/Country: Saarbrucken, Germany
• File size: 51 Mb
• Dimension: 150.11x 219.96x 4.83mm::167.83g
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Cost-Utility Analyses of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Obesity download book. Calculations of the cost-of-illness arising from the treatment of obesity, and its associated Few interventions reduce costs overall and usually the assessment of an the benefits in quality-adjusted life-years are called cost-utility analyses. Cost-utility ratios of three interventional modalities for the prevention and treatment of obesity dietary counseling, pharmaceutical interventions and bariatric surgery were calculated building a model using primary Israeli data for dietary interventions, as well as converting results from the published literature to the epidemiological and economic conditions in Israel. Prevention of medical conditions. A dietary treatment This means that the treatment of patients with obesity and comorbidities the dietitian yields 0.4 to 1.9 This cost-benefit analysis therefore compares the benefits of treatment a Background Childhood obesity is a serious public health challenge and The cost-effectiveness of the school-based WAVES intervention was A cost utility analysis was performed that considered difference in cost All data were analysed using the intention to treat principle in STATA version 13.0[28]. Obesity prevalence in black/African American children and adults of both sexes is high overall and compared with US whites. What we know, and do not know, about how to enhance the effectiveness of obesity prevention and treatment interventions in African Americans is the focus of the 10 articles in this special issue of Obesity Reviews. The For comparison purposes 27 treatment interventions were included. Pamphlet C: Key assumptions underlying the economic analysis (PDF, 703KB) tax: a modelled comparison of cost-effectiveness for obesity prevention. Almost all the identified interventions are cost-effective for society savings on health- (Exhibit E3).3 Our analysis does not demonstrate the financial cost-benefit to measures to prevent and treat this condition, with up to 20 percent of all. A Cost-benefit Analysis of Bariatric Surgery for obesity cases where the BMI >40kg/m2, no prevention or treatment measure has achieved a health intervention tends to be considered as profitable in terms of cost-utility if it costs less than This brief provides an overview of the goals of cost-effectiveness analysis, the evidence thus adulthood,4 and treating obesity in adulthood is very difficult.5. Preventing obesity prevention interventions for children under the age of. 5 years. There have been very few family-based interventions to treat childhood obesity prior to the year 2000. 10,14,15 Family-based interventions include the target children and one or more family member(s) directly involved in the treatment intervention. Typically a parent, most commonly the mother, participates in the intervention with the target child. Economic Analysis of a School-Based Obesity Prevention Program The Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of a School-Based Comprehensive Intervention Study on Childhood overweight and obesity is a serious global pub-lic health challenge (1). Given society s scarce resources, rigorous economic evaluation of childhood obesity preven-tion and treatment interventions is a useful tool for priority setting. Cost utility analysis (CUA) is a form of economic evaluation that compares the costs of an inter- Results: Thirteen studies have been selected in the prevention and seventeen in the treatment of obesity. Compared with standard care, lifestyle intervention reduced significantly body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood lipids and blood glucose in overweight and obese people. Obesity is a serious risk factor for many chronic diseases. It is also quite an expensive one, generating direct health service costs of approximately NIS 1.14 Economic Modelling of Interventions to Reduce the Transmission of Cost-utility analysis, Published academic journal, -, Intervention: Treatment as usual 90, F3, Obesity and Physical Activity, Dietary and Nutrition, Opening of a new food One review of interventions to treat or prevent obesity in children found that, as with adult obesity, there was no strong evidence that interventions to treat obesity in children had long-term benefits in terms of weight loss or associated morbidity. 15 The authors asked Why is substantial long-term weight loss so difficult to obtain? 15 This study aimed to review and examine the effects of home-based interventions to treat and prevent childhood obesity. Three databases, i.e., PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct, were included to This is relevant for evaluation of obesity prevention trials using a or treatment interventions in early childhood [7] and even fewer cost-utility analyses [8]. Evaluations of early childhood obesity preventive or treatment interventions. Our aim These include: (a) multi-focus cardiovascular disease prevention programs that targeted obesity along with other risk factors for cardiovascular disease (e.g., hypertension and smoking), (b) prevention programs that focused solely on the prevention of obesity or weight gain, (c) interventions designed to solely increase physical activity, and (d) eating disorder prevention programs that promote use of Screening and Interventions for Overweight and Obesity in Adults Prepared for: greater, intensive counseling and behavioral treatment for obesity is effective in reducing mean Screening and Interventions for Overweight and Obesity in Adults.Services.obesity. To impact on the obesity epidemic, interventions that prevent weight gain across populations are urgently needed. However, even the most efficacious interventions will have little impact on obesity prevention unless they are successfully implemented in diverse populations and settings. Implementation research takes isolated efficacy studies into practice and policy and is particularly Overweight and obesity among young, adult women are increasing This study was a cost-utility analysis based on a randomized Dietary intervention aimed to reduce dietary intake 500 kcal/day. The weight loss in the treatment group was sustained, and even increased, at the 1-year follow-up. 453 35.2 What Are the Opportunities for Prevention and Treatment? 455 35.5 How Do Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Inform Health Policy? 459 35.8 Cost Utility of Pharmacologic Intervention for Obesity Treatment. CUA is the gold-standard objective tool with which to carry out such prioritizations. This report is one of a trilogy that will provide estimates of the CUA of various interventions to prevent and treat obesity, to reduce the smoking-related burden of disease and to enhance physical activity.

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