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Table 13 Description of Studies: Weight Management

From: A systematic review of economic analyses of psychological interventions and therapies in health-related settings

Authors, Year

Condition

CEA

CUA

Setting

N (participants)

Baseline Characteristics

Intervention/ comparator(s)

Effectiveness measure(s); cost measures (price year)

Perspective

Time horizon

Hersey et al. 2012 [51*]

Obesity/ overweight

 

USA:

N Participants:

1755

Lifestyle coaches delivered:

Group 1 (598): Manual and Internet based intervention using supervised motivation interviewing approach.

Group 2 (579): Manual and Internet, with tailored computerised feedback on weekly reports submitted.

3. As per Group 2(578), but users offered alternate weekly telephone calls/personalised emails.

QALYs (derived from literature-based utility weights);

Healthcare

18mths

4 Midwestern US states

Age in years (mean, range):

46.7 years (18-64)

USD (2007)

Sex (% female):

74

Ethnicity (% white):

84

Perri 2014 [86*]

Obesity/ overweight

 

USA;

N Participants:

612

The 3 group interventions were mostly group based with some telephone consultations, and behaviour modification strategies included “goal setting, self-monitoring, stimulus control, cognitive restructuring, and problem solving”.

1. 16 sessions.

2. 32 sessions.

3. 48 sessions.

The control condition comprised of 16 sessions of weight loss information and group discussions.

Low: 148

Medium: 134

High: 161

Control: 169

Kilogram lost per participant

Healthcare perspective

24mths

Multi-centre

Age in years (mean, SD):

Control: 52.0 (10.8)

Low: 51.5 (12.3)

Medium: 52.8 (10.6)

High: 53.2 (12.0)

USD (2007)

Sex (% female):

78.30%

Ethnicity (% white):

77.7