Short-term and long-term cost-effectiveness of a pedometer-based exercise intervention in primary care: a within-trial analysis and beyond-trial modelling.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A short-term and long-term cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of two pedometer-based walking interventions compared with usual care.

Design

(A) Short-term CEA: parallel three-arm cluster randomised trial randomised by household. (B) Long-term CEA: Markov decision model.

Setting

Seven primary care practices in South London, UK.

Participants

(A) Short-term CEA: 1023 people (922 households) aged 45-75 years without physical activity (PA) contraindications. (b) Long-term CEA: a cohort of 100 000 people aged 59-88 years.

Interventions

Pedometers, 12-week walking programmes and PA diaries delivered by post or through three PA consultations with practice nurses.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Accelerometer-measured change (baseline to 1

SUBMITTER: Anokye N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196874 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature