2024
Cost‐Effectiveness of Community‐Based Diet and Exercise for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity or Overweight
Kopp P, Yang C, Yang H, Katz J, Paltiel A, Hunter D, Callahan L, Mihalko S, Newman J, DeVita P, Loeser R, Miller G, Messier S, Losina E. Cost‐Effectiveness of Community‐Based Diet and Exercise for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity or Overweight. Arthritis Care & Research 2024, 76: 1018-1027. PMID: 38450873, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexUsual careQuality-adjusted life yearsHealth educationIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioKnee osteoarthritisKnee OAGroup-based health educationWestern Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index pain scoreLifetime costsOA careE programCost-effectiveIncremental cost-effectivenessFunctional limitationsIncreased lifetime costsOsteoarthritis Policy ModelCost-effectiveness ratioLife yearsMass indexPain reductionSocietal perspectiveCohort characteristicsKneeExercise
2021
The Value of Total Knee Replacement in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and a Body Mass Index of 40 kg/m2 or Greater : A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Chen AT, Bronsther CI, Stanley EE, Paltiel AD, Sullivan JK, Collins JE, Neogi T, Katz JN, Losina E. The Value of Total Knee Replacement in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and a Body Mass Index of 40 kg/m2 or Greater : A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: 747-757. PMID: 33750190, PMCID: PMC8288249, DOI: 10.7326/m20-4722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioBody mass indexTotal knee replacementKnee replacementCost-effectiveness analysisTKR recipientsKnee osteoarthritisMass indexEnd-stage knee osteoarthritisLong-term clinical benefitCost-effective strategyPreoperative pain levelNational InstituteOsteoarthritis Policy ModelLifetime medical costsCost-effectiveness ratioBase-case analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesMultiple comorbiditiesCost-effectiveness perspectivePain levelsComplication rateClinical benefitCardiovascular diseaseMedical costs