Impact of physical activity on healthcare costs: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review aims to describe the relation between physical inactivity and healthcare costs, by taking into account healthcare costs of physical-inactivity-related diseases (common practice), including physical-activity-related injuries (new) and costs in life-years gained due to avoiding diseases (new), whenever available. Moreover, the association between physical inactivity and healthcare costs may both be negatively and positively impacted by increased physical activity.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted, including records reporting on physical (in)activity in relation to healthcare costs for a general population. Studies were required to report sufficient information to calculate the percentage of total healthcare costs potentially attributa

SUBMITTER: Duijvestijn M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239135 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature