Three-Year, Postintervention, Follow-up Comparison of Health Care Resource Utilization and Costs in the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) Study physical activity (PA) intervention was found to be cost-effective compared to health education (HE). However, long-term effects postintervention are unknown.

Method

This was a secondary analysis of LIFE Study data linked to Medicare claims data (2014-2016). Participants were linked via Social Security Numbers to Medicare claims data. Utilization and cost variables were analyzed using generalized linear models with negative binomial and Tweedie distributions. Unadjusted means and 95% confidence intervals were compared by year and overall stratified. Each model compared PA versus HE and adjusted for other baseline characteristics and stratified by study site. Additional models were stratified by b

SUBMITTER: Brown JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7812479 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature