Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Utility of a Home-Based Exercise Program in Geriatric Patients with Cognitive Impairment

Gerontology

Fecha de publicación: 27 de enero de 2021

DOI: 10.1159/000512748

Autores: Eckert T · Wronski P. · Bongartz M.· Ullrich P.· Abel B.· Kiss R.· Wensing M.· Koetsenruijter J.· Hauer K.

Abstract

Introduction: There is a substantial lack of home-based exercise programs in the highly vulnerable group of geriatric patients with cognitive impairment (CI) after discharge from ward rehabilitation. Beyond clinical effectiveness, the cost-effectiveness of intervention programs to enhance physical performance is not well investigated in this target group.