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Cost of ACHIEVE-ing Weight Loss Using This Intervention
Obesity; ePub 2017 Apr 11; Janssen, Jerome, et al
The costs of implementing an 18-month weight loss intervention were similar to costs of other programs, according to a study involving 144 individuals.
Investigators looked at costs incurred by a community psychiatric rehabilitation program that offered the intervention, called ACHIEVE. Among the results:
- Participants lost an average of 3.4 kg.
- The intervention cost $95/participant/month and $501/kg lost.
- Costs ranged from $402-$725/kg lost.
Using expert-informed sensitivity analysis, the authors concluded that rehabilitation programs could implement the intervention for an estimated cost of $68-$85/client/month.
Janssen E, Jerome G, Dalcin A, et al. A cost analysis of implementing a behavioral weight loss intervention in community mental health settings: Results from the ACHIEVE trial. [Published online ahead of print April 11, 2017]. Obesity. doi:10.1002/oby.21836.