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Economic evaluation of lifestyle interventions for preventing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
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PMID:  20948954     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Lifestyle interventions (i.e., diet and/or physical activity) are effective in delaying or preventing the onset of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, policymakers must know the cost-effectiveness of such interventions before implementing them at the large-scale population level. This review discusses various issues (e.g., characteristics, modeling, and long-term effectiveness) in the economic evaluation of lifestyle interventions for the primary and secondary prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The diverse nature of lifestyle interventions, i.e., type of intervention, means of provision, target groups, setting, and methodology, are the main obstacles to comparing evaluation results. However, most lifestyle interventions are among the intervention options usually regarded as cost-effective. Diabetes prevention programs, such as interventions starting with targeted or universal screening, childhood obesity prevention, and community-based interventions, have reported favorable cost-effectiveness ratios.
Authors:
Sanjib Saha; Ulf-G Gerdtham; Pia Johansson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-09
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of environmental research and public health     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1660-4601     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Environ Res Public Health     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101238455     Medline TA:  Int J Environ Res Public Health     Country:  Switzerland    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3150-95     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centre for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. sanjib.saha@med.lu.se
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