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