Cost savings associated with a web-based physical activity intervention for COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the cost savings associated with a pedometer-based, web-mediated physical activity intervention in a cohort of US veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Study design

Economic analysis.

Methods

We constructed a decision tree from the health care system perspective incorporating adjusted relative risk of a pedometer-based, web-mediated intervention for COPD-related acute exacerbations, acute exacerbation-related costs (ie, emergency department visits and hospitalizations), and intervention-related costs. Total COPD-related costs were estimated per patient across 12 months. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis with Monte Carlo simulation was used to estimate uncertainty in the model findings.

Results

In the deterministic (b

SUBMITTER: Robinson SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760514 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature