Cost-effectiveness of exergaming compared to regular day-care activities in dementia: Results of a randomised controlled trial in The Netherlands.

ABSTRACT: The growing number of people living with dementia will result in increased costs of dementia worldwide. The e-Health intervention 'Exergaming' may improve health and quality of life of people with dementia, but the cost-effectiveness is unknown. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of exergaming compared to regular activities from a societal perspective in day-care centres (DCC) for people with dementia and their informal caregivers (IC) alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial. We included 112 dyads (person with dementia and IC) from 20 psychogeriatric DCCs (11 exergaming, 9 control) across the Netherlands. Exergaming consisted of interactive cycling at least twice a week for 6 months. Measurements were conducted at baseline (T0), after 3 (T1) and 6 (T2) months. Primary outcomes were

SUBMITTER: van Santen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544668 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature