Methodology of the health economic evaluation of the Feel4Diabetes-study
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Health economics Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Vulnerable group Lifestyles Intervention
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2020Referencia bibliográfica
Willems, R., Pil, L., Lambrinou, C. P., Kivelä, J., Wikström, K., Gonzalez-Gil, E. M., ... & Cardon, G. (2020). Methodology of the health economic evaluation of the Feel4Diabetes-study. BMC endocrine disorders, 20(1), 1-11.
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Publication of this supplement was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement n° 643708.Resumen
Background: The clinical and economic burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus on society is rising. Effective and
efficient preventive measures may stop the increasing prevalence, given that type 2 diabetes mellitus is mainly a
lifestyle-driven disease. The Feel4Diabetes-study aimed to tackle unhealthy lifestyle (unhealthy diet, lack of physical
activity, sedentary behaviour, and excess weight) of families with a child in the first grades of elementary school.
These schools were located in regions with a relatively low socio-economic status in Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland,
Greece, Hungary and Spain. Special attention was paid to families with a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes
mellitus.
Methods: The aim of this paper is to describe the detailed methodology of the intervention’s cost-effectiveness
analysis. Based on the health economic evaluation of the Toybox-study, both a decision analytic part and a Markov
model have been designed to assess the long-term (time horizon of 70 year with one-year cycles) intervention’s
value for money. Data sources used for the calculation of health state incidences, transition probabilities between
health states, health state costs, and health state utilities are listed. Intervention-related costs were collected by
questionnaires and diaries, and attributed to either all families or high risk families only.
Conclusions: The optimal use of limited resources is pivotal. The future results of the health economic evaluation
of the Feel4Diabetes-study will contribute to the efficient use of those resources.