Health economic evaluation of weight reduction interventions in individuals suffering from overweight or obesity and a musculoskeletal diagnosis-a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most of the worldwide population is overweight and suffers from the resulting musculoskeletal comorbidities such as knee osteoarthritis or back pain. Practice guidelines recommend weight loss interventions for individuals suffering from these conditions. This systematic review investigated whether including a weight loss intervention in the musculoskeletal therapy of these individuals was cost-effective compared to administering the musculoskeletal therapy alone.

Methods

This study followed the PRISMA guidelines to systematically and independently search six databases and select full health economic evaluations published up to May 2024 from health care or societal perspectives according to predefined eligibility criteria. Cost data were standardised to 2023 Belgiu

SUBMITTER: Schurz AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11406846 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature