Cost-effectiveness of interventions based on physical exercise in the treatment of various diseases: A systematic literature review

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 427-454

  Roine, Eija ^a   Roine, Risto P ^b   Räsänen, Pirjo ^c   Vuori, Ilkka ^c   Sintonen, Harri ^c   Saarto, Tiina ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Cost utility; Exercise; Study quality; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC FATIGUE; HEALTH SERVICES; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LITERATURE SEARCH; MEDICAL CONDITIONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL EXERCISE; RANDOMIZED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

CARDIOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

DISEASES;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTERY DISEASE; BACKACHE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LUNG DISEASE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGY; ONCOLOGY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE; VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FITNESS; HEALTH SERVICE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 74049125002     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309990353     Document Type: Review

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