2024
Cost‐Effectiveness of Community‐Based Diet and Exercise for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity or Overweight
Kopp P, Yang C, Yang H, Katz J, Paltiel A, Hunter D, Callahan L, Mihalko S, Newman J, DeVita P, Loeser R, Miller G, Messier S, Losina E. Cost‐Effectiveness of Community‐Based Diet and Exercise for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity or Overweight. Arthritis Care & Research 2024, 76: 1018-1027. PMID: 38450873, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexUsual careQuality-adjusted life yearsHealth educationIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioKnee osteoarthritisKnee OAGroup-based health educationWestern Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index pain scoreLifetime costsOA careE programCost-effectiveIncremental cost-effectivenessFunctional limitationsIncreased lifetime costsOsteoarthritis Policy ModelCost-effectiveness ratioLife yearsMass indexPain reductionSocietal perspectiveCohort characteristicsKneeExercise
2022
Does gabapentin provide benefit for patients with knee OA? A benefit-harm and cost-effectiveness analysis
Bensen G, Rogers A, Leifer V, Edwards R, Neogi T, Kostic A, Paltiel A, Collins J, Hunter D, Katz J, Losina E. Does gabapentin provide benefit for patients with knee OA? A benefit-harm and cost-effectiveness analysis. Osteoarthritis And Cartilage 2022, 31: 279-290. PMID: 36414225, PMCID: PMC9892279, DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioKnee osteoarthritisUsual careNociplastic painCumulative quality-adjusted life yearsMore quality-adjusted life yearsNeuropathic pain syndromesDirect medical costsOsteoarthritis Policy ModelLifetime direct medical costsCost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness analysisOA carePainDETECT questionnairePain syndrome