Habitual physical activity minimizes healthcare costs resulting from comorbidities among adults with cardiovascular diseases.

Autor: Araujo MYC; Post-graduation Program in Movement Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil; Group of Studies in Health, Physical Activity, and Economy (GESAFE), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: mo_castanho@hotmail.com., Kokubun E; Post-graduation Program in Movement Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil., Norberto MCCS; Post-graduation Program in Movement Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil; Group of Studies in Health, Physical Activity, and Economy (GESAFE), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil., Bento ALS; Group of Studies in Health, Physical Activity, and Economy (GESAFE), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil., Turi-Lynch BC; Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science, Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA., Codogno JS; Post-graduation Program in Movement Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil; Group of Studies in Health, Physical Activity, and Economy (GESAFE), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Brazilian journal of physical therapy [Braz J Phys Ther] 2023 Sep-Oct; Vol. 27 (5), pp. 100551. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2023.100551
Abstrakt: Background: Habitual physical activity (HPA) can be used as a non-pharmacological strategy to prevent and control chronic diseases, as well as playing a role in minimizing healthcare costs.
Objective: To verify the impact of HPA on healthcare costs at different levels of care, over 24 months, in an adult population with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including individuals with or without comorbidities.
Methods: Two-hundred and seventy-eight adults with CVD, aged between 30 and 65 years, participated in the study. Information on healthcare costs was obtained from medical records and included primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Comorbidities such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, and obesity were registered. HPA was measured using the Baecke questionnaire. Comparisons between groups were performed using Student's t (Results: The presence of comorbidities increased healthcare costs (p<0.05). HPA provided savings ranging from US$ 22.5/24 months to US$ 63.9/24 months with primary healthcare services, regardless of the presence of comorbidities.
Conclusion: Considering adults with CVD, HPA significantly minimizes healthcare costs in the primary care in Brazil, even in the presence of comorbidities, such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, and obesity.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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