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Economic evaluation of 'Men on the Move', a 'real world' community-based physical activity programme for men.
- Source :
- European Journal of Public Health; Feb2021, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p156-160, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Background Physical activity (PA) interventions capable of producing health benefits cost effectively are a public health priority across the Western world. 'Men on the Move' (MOM), a community-based PA intervention for men, demonstrated significant health benefits up to 52-weeks (W) post-baseline. This article details the economic evaluation of MOM with a view to determining its cost-effectiveness as a public health intervention to be rolled out nationally in Ireland. Methods Cost-effectiveness was determined by comparing the costs (direct and indirect) of the programme to its benefits, which were captured as the impact on quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). For the benefits, cost–utility analysis was conducted by retrospectively adapting various health-related measures of participants to generate health states using Brazier et al.'s (2002) short form-6D algorithm. This in turn allowed for 'utility measures' to be generated, from which QALYs were derived. Results Findings show MOM to be cost-effective in supporting an 'at risk' cohort of men achieves significant improvements in aerobic fitness, weight loss and waist reduction. The total cost per participant (€125.82 for each of the 501 intervention participants), the QALYs gained (11.98 post-12-W intervention, or 5.3% health improvement per participant) and estimated QALYs ratio costs of €3723 represents a cost-effective improvement when compared to known QALY guidelines. Conclusions The analysis shows that the cost per QALY achieved by MOM is significantly less than the existing benchmarks of £20 000 and €45 000 in the UK and Ireland respectively, demonstrating MOM to be cost-effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11011262
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148548066
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa152