title: Systematic review and overview of health economic evaluation models in obesity prevention and therapy.
abstract: Given the increasing clinical and economic burden of obesity, it is of major importance to identify cost-effective approaches for obesity management. Areas covered: This study aims to systematically review and compile an overview of published decision models for health economic assessments (HEA) in obesity, in order to summarize and compare their key characteristics as well as to identify, inform and guide future research. Of the 4,293 abstracts identified, 87 papers met our inclusion criteria. A wide range of different methodological approaches have been identified. Of the 87 papers, 69 (79%) applied unique /distinctive modelling approaches. Expert commentary: This wide range of approaches suggests the need to develop recommendations /minimal requirements for model-based HEA of obesity. In order to reach this long-term goal, further research is required. Valuable future research steps would be to investigate the predictiveness, validity and quality of the identified modelling approaches.
authors: a AHEAD GmbH - Agency for Health Economic Assessment and Dissemination , Loerrach , BW , Germany.|b Department of Health Services Research , CAPHRI - School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University , Maastricht , Netherlands.
authors: Bjoern
authors: B
authors: Schwander
authors: b Department of Health Services Research , CAPHRI - School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University , Maastricht , Netherlands.
authors: Mickaël
authors: M
authors: Hiligsmann
authors: c A2M - Ars Accessus Medica , Jisp , Netherlands.
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Nuijten
authors: b Department of Health Services Research , CAPHRI - School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University , Maastricht , Netherlands.|d Trimbos-Instituut - Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction , Utrecht , Netherlands.
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Evers
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D018803:Models, Economic; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Obesity; decision models; health economic assessment; prevention; systematic review; therapy