Cost-effectiveness of a Population-based Lifestyle Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight and Physical Activity in Non-attenders of Cardiac Rehabilitation

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• 作者：Qinglu Cheng ; MSc^a ; ^{qinglu.cheng@qut.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Jody Church ; MA^b ; ^{jody.church@chere.uts.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Marion Haas ; MPH ; PhD^b ; Stephen Goodall ; MSc ; PhD^b ; Janice Sangster ; MPH ; PhD^c ; Susan Furber ; MPH ; PhD^d ; ^e
• 关键词：Cardiovascular disease ; Rehabilitation ; Body Mass Index ; Cost effectiveness ; Pedometer ; Telephone coaching
• 刊名：Heart, Lung and Circulation
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：25
• 期：3
• 页码：265-274
• 全文大小：623 K

文摘

To evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of two home-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) interventions (Healthy Weight (HW) and Physical Activity (PA)) for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), who had been referred to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) but had not attended. The interventions consisted of pedometer-based telephone coaching sessions on weight, nutrition and physical activity (HW group) or physical activity only (PA group) and were compared to a control group who received information brochures about physical activity.

Methods

A cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted using data from two randomised controlled trials. One trial compared HW to PA (PANACHE study), and the second compared PA to usual care. A Markov model was developed which used one risk factor, body mass index (BMI) to determine the CVD risk level and mortality. Patient-level data from the trials were used to determine the transitions to CVD states and healthcare related costs. The model was run for separate cohorts of males and females. Univariate and probabilistic sensitivity analysis were conducted to test the robustness of the results.

Results

Given a willingness-to-pay threshold of $50,000/QALY, in the long run, both the HW and PA interventions are cost-effective compared with usual care. While the HW intervention is more effective, it also costs more than both the PA intervention and the control group due to higher intervention costs. However, the HW intervention is still cost-effective relative to the PA intervention for both men and women. Sensitivity analysis suggests that the results are robust.

Conclusion

The results of this paper provide evidence of the long-term cost-effectiveness of home-based CR interventions for patients who are referred to CR but do not attend. Both the HW and PA interventions can be recommended as cost-effective home-based CR programs, especially for people lacking access to hospital services or who are unable to participate in traditional CR programs.