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Does diabetes prevention pay for itself? Evaluation of the M.O.B.I.L.I.S. program for obese persons.
- Source :
- European Journal of Health Economics; May2016, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p379-389, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In response to the growing burden of obesity, public primary prevention programs against obesity have been widely recommended. Several studies have estimated the cost-effectiveness of diabetes-prevention trials for different countries. Nevertheless, it is still controversial if prevention conducted in more real-world settings and among people with increased risk but not yet exhibiting increased glucose tolerance can be a cost-saving strategy to cope with the obesity epidemic. We examine this question in a simulation model based on the results of the M.O.B.I.L.I.S program, a German lifestyle intervention to reduce obesity, which is directed on the high-risk group of people who are already obese. The contribution of this paper is the use of 4-year follow-up data on the intervention group and a comparison with a control group formed by SOEP respondents as inputs in a Markov model of the long-term cost savings through this intervention due to the prevention of type 2 diabetes. We show that from the point of view of a health insurer, these programs can pay for themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DIABETES prevention
COST analysis
OBESITY
MARKOV processes
UNHEALTHY lifestyles
PREVENTIVE health services
COMPARATIVE studies
COST effectiveness
TYPE 1 diabetes
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
TYPE 2 diabetes
RESEARCH
EVALUATION research
EVALUATION of human services programs
ECONOMICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16187598
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Health Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 114636561
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-015-0682-0