TY - JOUR
T1 - Community exercise program use and changes in healthcare costs for older adults
AU - Ackermann, Ronald T.
AU - Cheadle, Allen
AU - Sandhu, Nirmala
AU - Madsen, Linda
AU - Wagner, Edward H.
AU - LoGerfo, James P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by the Prevention Research Centers Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#U48/CCU 009654-09), the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Background: Regular exercise is associated with many health benefits. Community-based exercise programs may increase exercise participation, but little is known about cost implications. Methods: A retrospective, matched cohort study was conducted to determine if changes in healthcare costs for Medicare-eligible adults who choose to participate in a community-based exercise program were different from similar individuals who did not participate. Exercise program participants included 1114 adults aged ≥65 years, who were continuously enrolled in Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound (GHC) between October 1, 1997 and December 31, 2000 and who participated in the Lifetime Fitness (exercise) Program
AB - Background: Regular exercise is associated with many health benefits. Community-based exercise programs may increase exercise participation, but little is known about cost implications. Methods: A retrospective, matched cohort study was conducted to determine if changes in healthcare costs for Medicare-eligible adults who choose to participate in a community-based exercise program were different from similar individuals who did not participate. Exercise program participants included 1114 adults aged ≥65 years, who were continuously enrolled in Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound (GHC) between October 1, 1997 and December 31, 2000 and who participated in the Lifetime Fitness (exercise) Program
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U2 - 10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00196-X
DO - 10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00196-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 14507530
AN - SCOPUS:1542674253
SN - 0749-3797
VL - 25
SP - 232
EP - 237
JO - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
JF - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
IS - 3
ER -
