Cost-Effectiveness of Telehealth-Delivered Exercise and Dietary Weight Loss Programs for Knee Osteoarthritis Within a Twelve-Month Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet-plus-exercise programs within 12 months.

Methods

An economic evaluation within a 12-month, 3-arm, parallel randomized trial of two 6-month telehealth-delivered exercise programs, with and without a dietary component. A total of 415 people with knee osteoarthritis ages 45-80 years and body mass index of 28-40 kg/m² were assigned to 1 of 2 telehealth-delivered exercise programs, 1 without (n = 172) and 1 with (n = 175) a dietary component (ketogenic very low calorie diet), or to an education control (n = 67), for 6 months, with 6 months follow-up. The primary economic outcomes were quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and health system costs. Measured costs were the direct interven

SUBMITTER: Harris A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953202 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature