Cost-Effectiveness of a Weight Loss Intervention: An Adaptation of the Look AHEAD Lifestyle Intervention in the US Military.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess whether a counselor-initiated (CI) adaptation of the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) intensive lifestyle intervention in a military setting was cost-effective relative to a self-paced (SP) adaptation.

Methods

A cost-effectiveness analysis from a payer perspective was performed alongside a 2014-2017 randomized behavioral weight loss trial among 248 active-duty military personnel stationed at a US Air Force base in Texas. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were calculated for weight loss, reductions in waist circumference, and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs).

Results

After 12 months, the CI adaptation cost more per participant compared with the SP adaptation ($1,081 vs. $120) but achieved greater weight loss (1.86 k

SUBMITTER: Manz KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6925346 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature