Cost-effectiveness analysis of sarcopenia management interventions in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Identification the optimal management intervention of sarcopenia is a concern of health systems. We aimed to analyze the cost-effectiveness of sarcopenia management strategies in Iran.

Methods

We constructed a lifetime Markov model based on natural history. The strategies comparedincluded exercise training, nutritional supplements, whole body vibration (WBV), and various exercise interventions and nutritional supplement combinations. A total of 7 strategies was evaluated in addition to the non-intervention strategy. Parameter values were extracted from primary data and the literature, and the costs and Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were calculated for each strategy. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analysis, including the expected value of perfect

SUBMITTER: Darvishi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10157910 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature