Gohei Kato 1 , Takehiko Doi 2 , Hidenori Arai 3 , Hiroyuki Shimada 2 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to estimate the cost-effectiveness of combined physical and cognitive programs designed to prevent community-dwelling healthy young-old adults from developing dementia. METHODS: The analysis was conducted from a public healthcare and long-term care payer's perspective. Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and expenses for health services and long-term care services were described in terms of effectiveness and cost, respectively. A thousand community-dwelling healthy adults aged 65 years were generated through simulation and analyzed. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of adults with preventive program intervention compared to those with nonintervention was simulated with a 10-year cycle Markov model. The data sources for the parameters to build the Markov models were selected with priority given to higher levels of evidence. The threshold for assessing cost-effectiveness was set as less than 5,000,000 Japanese yen/QALY. RESULTS: The ICER was estimated as -5,740,083 Japanese yen (US$-57,400)/QALY. CONCLUSION: A program targeting community-dwelling healthy young-old adults could be cost-effective. ©2022 Japanese Society of Physical Therapy.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to estimate the cost-effectiveness of combined physical and cognitive programs designed to prevent community-dwelling healthy young-old adults from developing dementia. METHODS: The analysis was conducted from a public healthcare and long-term care payer's perspective. Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and expenses for health services and long-term care services were described in terms of effectiveness and cost, respectively. A thousand community-dwelling healthy adults aged 65 years were generated through simulation and analyzed. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of adults with preventive program intervention compared to those with nonintervention was simulated with a 10-year cycle Markov model. The data sources for the parameters to build the Markov models were selected with priority given to higher levels of evidence. The threshold for assessing cost-effectiveness was set as less than 5,000,000 Japanese yen/QALY. RESULTS: The ICER was estimated as -5,740,083 Japanese yen (US$-57,400)/QALY. CONCLUSION: A program targeting community-dwelling healthy young-old adults could be cost-effective. ©2022 Japanese Society of Physical Therapy.
Entities: Chemical
Keywords:
Combined physical and cognitive exercises; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Dementia; Older adults; Prevention
Year: 2022
PMID： 36118786 PMCID： PMC9437929 DOI： 10.1298/ptr.E10153
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Ther Res ISSN： 2189-8448