ArticleValue in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research2018
Long-Term Health and Economic Value of Improved Mobility among Older Adults in the United States.
Article in Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Mobility impairment and life satisfaction in the Northern Region of Malawi.African journal of disability · 2022Article
- Poor Recovery of Activities-of-Daily-Living Function Is Associated With Higher Rates of Postsurgical Hospitalization After Total Joint Arthroplasty.Physical therapy · 2021Article
- Aging, Osteo-Sarcopenia, and Musculoskeletal Mechano-Transduction.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2021Article
- Non-Esterified Fatty Acids and Risks of Frailty, Disability, and Mobility Limitation in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020Article
- The urgent need for disability studies among midlife adults.Women's midlife health · 2020Article
- Synergistic effects of hip/knee osteoarthritis and comorbidities on mobility and self-care limitations among older adults: Cross-sectional analysis of the Oxford pain, Activity and Lifestyle study.Journal of comorbidityArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMobility impairments have substantial physical and mental health consequences, resulting in diminished quality of life. Most studies on the health economic consequences of mobility limitations focus on short-term implications.
objectivesTo examine the long-term value of improving mobility in older adults.
methodsOur six-step approach used clinical trial data to calibrate mobility improvements and estimate health economic outcomes using a microsimulation model. First, we measured improvement in steps per day calibrated with clinical trial data examining hylan G-F 20 viscosupplementation treatment. Second, we created a cohort of patients 51 years and older with osteoarthritis. In the third step, we estimated their baseline quality of life. Fourth, we translated steps-per-day improvements to changes in quality of life using estimates from the literature. Fifth, we calibrated quality of life in this cohort to match those in the trial. Last, we incorporated these data and parameters into The Health Economic Medical Innovation Simulation model to estimate how mobility improvements affect functional status limitations, medical expenditures, nursing home utilization, employment, and earnings between 2012 and 2030.
resultsIn our sample of 12.6 million patients, 66.7% were female and 70% had a body mass index of more than 25 kg/m
conclusionsInterventions that improve mobility are likely to reduce long-run medical expenditures and nursing home utilization and increase employment.
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