The Impact of Including Costs and Outcomes of Dementia in a Health Economic Model to Evaluate Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease.
Penny R BreezeChloe ThomasPraveen ThokalaLouise LafortuneCarol BrayneAlan BrennanPublished in: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2020)
Including dementia into a model of lifestyle interventions was feasible but did not change policy recommendations or modify health economic outcomes. The impact on health economic outcomes was largest where a direct impact on dementia incidence was assumed, particularly in elderly populations.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular disease
- public health
- healthcare
- mild cognitive impairment
- mental health
- physical activity
- cognitive impairment
- type diabetes
- health information
- metabolic syndrome
- glycemic control
- weight loss
- risk factors
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular risk factors
- middle aged
- human health
- risk assessment
- clinical practice