[Economic aspects of prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents].
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[Economic aspects of prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents]. / König, Hans-Helmut; Lehnert, Thomas; Riedel-Heller, S; Konnopka, Alexander.
In: BUNDESGESUNDHEITSBLA, Vol. 54, No. 5, 5, 2011, p. 611-620.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Economic aspects of prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents].
AU - König, Hans-Helmut
AU - Lehnert, Thomas
AU - Riedel-Heller, S
AU - Konnopka, Alexander
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This article provides an overview of the costs associated with overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, and of the cost effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic interventions. First, the results of cost-of-illness studies from the international literature are presented. These studies show ambiguous results, but indicate moderate excess costs due to obesity for this age group. Subsequently, this paper describes the methods that can be used to analyze the cost effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic interventions. Problems arise from the necessity to estimate long-term effects on costs and health consequences of multiple, associated diseases. A number of economic evaluations of preventive and therapeutic interventions published in the scientific literature have reported favorable cost effectiveness. In order to increase the efficiency of health care, more cost-effective services for overweight and obesity should be developed and used.
AB - This article provides an overview of the costs associated with overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, and of the cost effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic interventions. First, the results of cost-of-illness studies from the international literature are presented. These studies show ambiguous results, but indicate moderate excess costs due to obesity for this age group. Subsequently, this paper describes the methods that can be used to analyze the cost effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic interventions. Problems arise from the necessity to estimate long-term effects on costs and health consequences of multiple, associated diseases. A number of economic evaluations of preventive and therapeutic interventions published in the scientific literature have reported favorable cost effectiveness. In order to increase the efficiency of health care, more cost-effective services for overweight and obesity should be developed and used.
KW - Humans
KW - Adolescent
KW - Child
KW - Prevalence
KW - Germany/epidemiology
KW - Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data
KW - Bariatric Medicine/economics
KW - Obesity/economics/epidemiology/therapy
KW - Humans
KW - Adolescent
KW - Child
KW - Prevalence
KW - Germany/epidemiology
KW - Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data
KW - Bariatric Medicine/economics
KW - Obesity/economics/epidemiology/therapy
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 54
SP - 611
EP - 620
JO - BUNDESGESUNDHEITSBLA
JF - BUNDESGESUNDHEITSBLA
SN - 1436-9990
IS - 5
M1 - 5
ER -
