ArticleApplied health economics and health policy2019
Physical Activity and Healthcare Costs: Projections for Poland in the Context of an Ageing Population.
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- Impact of physical activity on healthcare costs: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
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- Healthcare Costs and Health Status: Insights from the SHARE Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Relationships between anthropometric and body composition characteristics and age in Polish women over 60 as affected by their socioeconomic and health status and physical activity levels.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- NADMolecular and cellular biochemistry · 2022Review
- Total Health Expenditure and Its Driving Factors in China: A Gray Theory Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe proportion of older people in many countries, including Poland, is expected to increase, which will lead to a rise in healthcare costs.
objectivesThis study aims to analyse the impact of older adults' physical activity on public spending on healthcare in Poland over the long term.
methodTo include the physical activity factor needed for our long-term projections, we modified the macro-simulation model used by the European Commission in Poland. We used the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe database to calculate the number of healthcare users depending on their level of physical activity. We used three measures of healthcare users: people with chronic diseases, people who were in hospital or visited a doctor more than once in the previous year, and people who subjectively evaluated their health as fair or poor.
resultsWe found that a higher level of physical activity in older adults is associated with lower public expenditure on healthcare for all measures adopted. However, the magnitude of this effect differed depending on the measure used, with gains ranging from 0.4 to 1.2% of gross domestic product per year by the end of the projection horizon.
conclusionOur findings provide a strong argument for social policy in Poland to intensify the promotion of physical activity in society to decrease future healthcare costs of older adults.
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