Journal article

Cost-Effectiveness of Telehealth-Delivered Exercise and Dietary Weight Loss Programs for Knee Osteoarthritis Within a Twelve-Month Randomized Trial

A Harris, RS Hinman, BJ Lawford, T Egerton, C Keating, C Brown, B Metcalf, L Spiers, P Sumithran, JG Quicke, KL Bennell

Arthritis Care and Research | Published : 2023

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet-plus-exercise programs within 12 months. Methods: An economic evaluation within a 12-month, 3-arm, parallel randomized trial of two 6-month telehealth-delivered exercise programs, with and without a dietary component. A total of 415 people with knee osteoarthritis ages 45–80 years and body mass index of 28–40 kg/m2 were assigned to 1 of 2 telehealth-delivered exercise programs, 1 without (n = 172) and 1 with (n = 175) a dietary component (ketogenic very low calorie diet), or to an education control (n = 67), for 6 months, with 6 months follow-up. The primary economic outcomes were quality-adjusted life ye..

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