Cost analysis of an exercise program for older women with respect to social welfare and healthcare costs: a pilot study
| Autor: | Leena Timonen, E. Mäkinen, Taina Rantanen, Timo Törmäkangas, Tero Timonen, Raimo Sulkava |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry health care facilities manpower and services Physical fitness Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Social Welfare Euros social sciences biology.organism_classification humanities Exercise program Mood Intervention (counseling) Health care Physical therapy population characteristics Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Frail elderly business health care economics and organizations |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 18:783-789 |
| ISSN: | 0905-7188 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00752.x |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to analyze social welfare and healthcare costs and fall-related healthcare costs after a group-based exercise program. The 10-week exercise program, which started after discharge from the hospital, was designed to improve physical fitness, mood, and functional abilities in frail elderly women. Sixty-eight acutely hospitalized and mobility-impaired women (mean age 83.0, SD 3.9 years) were randomized into either group-based (intervention) or home exercise (control) groups. Information on costs was collected during 1 year after hospital discharge. There were no differences between the intervention and control groups in the mean individual healthcare costs: 4381 euros (SD 3829 euros) vs 3539 euros (SD 3967 euros), P=0.477, in the social welfare costs: 3336 euros (SD 4418 euros) vs 4073 euros (SD 5973 euros), P=0.770, or in the fall-related healthcare costs: 996 euros (SD 2612 euros) vs 306 euros (SD 915), P=0.314, respectively. This exercise intervention, which has earlier proved to be effective in improving physical fitness and mood, did not result in any financial savings in municipal costs. These results serve as a pilot study and further studies are needed to establish the cost-effectiveness of this exercise intervention for elderly people. |
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