2020
DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12875
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Some gain for a small investment: An economic evaluation of an exercise program for people living in residential aged care

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a 12-week Exercise Physiology (EP) program for people living in a residential aged care facility. Methods: A within-study pre-and postintervention design to calculate incremental cost-effectiveness ratios per quality-adjusted life years gained. A health service provider perspective was used. Results: Fifty-nine participants enrolled in a 12-week program. The program cost was A$514.30 per resident. At a willingness-to-pay threshold of A$64 000, the likelihood of … Show more

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“…Most studies recruited older adults living in the community ( n = 23), one investigated older adults living both in care facilities and community [ 41 ] and three studies recruited participants from care facilities [ 36 , 38 , 49 ]. Only eight CUA studies investigated participants selected for pre-existing conditions: intermittent claudication [ 53 ], vascular cognitive impairment [ 40 ], post-hip fracture [ 49 ], cancer [ 50 , 54 ], vertebral compression fracture [ 52 ] and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [ 55 ] and Parkinson’s [ 51 ].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most studies recruited older adults living in the community ( n = 23), one investigated older adults living both in care facilities and community [ 41 ] and three studies recruited participants from care facilities [ 36 , 38 , 49 ]. Only eight CUA studies investigated participants selected for pre-existing conditions: intermittent claudication [ 53 ], vascular cognitive impairment [ 40 ], post-hip fracture [ 49 ], cancer [ 50 , 54 ], vertebral compression fracture [ 52 ] and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [ 55 ] and Parkinson’s [ 51 ].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%