The Cost-effectiveness of Programs to Prevent or Reduce Obesity

Comparison of Program Costs for Parent‐Only and Family‐Based Interventions for Pediatric Obesity in Medically Underserved Rural Settings

“…Our previous study, and that by Golan and colleagues, 6 demonstrated that a parent‐only group‐based intervention demonstrated comparable effectiveness to a family‐based intervention. However, the critical information that policy makers and educators lack is how to achieve the biggest reduction in obesity for the budget available 2 . Results from this pilot study suggest that a group‐based intervention for childhood obesity including only the parent may be more cost‐effective than a family‐based intervention including the parent and child.…”

Child and adolescent obesity: part of a bigger picture

“…The question of costs, or value for money, in obesity prevention is particularly relevant to policy makers and service providers concerned with the best use of resources, 11 and cost estimates should be reported from intervention trials routinely. Only a few studies have estimated the likely cost-effectiveness (ie, the costs regarded acceptable for the benefits gained) of an intervention, perhaps in part because of the small number of obesity interventions for which there is strong evidence of effectiveness, and in part because of the complexity of the assumptions and associated uncertainty in translating behaviour change into improved body-mass index (BMI) and BMI into disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) or other long-term health benefits for which costs can be assessed.…”

Relationships Between Health Promoting Activities, Life Satisfaction, and Depressive Symptoms in Unemployed Individuals

“…In addition, we also measured partner unemployment status and income. The reason behind measuring these variables is that there is evidence that long-term unemployed parents whose partner works are more likely to invest in health promoting behaviors than unemployed parents whose partner is also unemployed and are likely to have more resources available (Becker, 1965;Cawley, 2007;Chetty, 2008;Cylus et al, 2015;Grossman, 1972;Jahoda, 1982). We also included gender, age, and unemployment duration as covariates in our models as these variables may affect well-being and health behavior selection in unemployed people.…”