Xiao Zhou, Kazuhiro Imai, Xiao-Xuan Liu, Eiji Watanabe
Epidemiology and pain in elementary school-aged players: a survey of Japanese badminton players participating in the national tournament
Scientific reports
evaluate 1year costeffectiveness strength exercise aerobic exercise compared usual care patients symptomatic knee osteoarthritis oa societal healthcare perspective costeffectiveness analysis embedded threearm randomised controlled trial total 161 people symptomatic knee oa seeking norwegian primary secondary care included analyses participants randomised either 12 weeks strength exercise n54 12 weeks aerobic exercise n53 usual care n54 qualityadjusted lifeyears qalys estimated euroqol5 dimensions5 levels costs related healthcare utilisation productivity loss estimated euros aggregated 1 year followup costeffectiveness expressed mean incremental costeffectiveness ratios icers bootstrapping used estimate icer uncertainty 1year societal perspective mean cost per patient 7954 8101 17 398 strength exercise aerobic exercise usual care group respectively 1year healthcare perspective mean cost per patient 848 2003 1654 strength exercise aerobic exercise usual care group respectively mean differences costs significantly favoured strength exercise aerobic exercise 1year societal perspective strength exercise 1year healthcare perspective significant differences mean qalys groups 1year societal perspective willingnesstopay threshold 27 500 probability strength exercise aerobic exercise costeffective 98 1year healthcare perspective probability strength exercise aerobic exercise costeffective 97 76 respectively 1year societal healthcare perspective 12week strength exercise aerobic exercise programme costeffective compared usual care patients symptomatic knee oa nct01682980