Cost effectiveness of preventing falls and improving mobility in people with Parkinson disease : protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial Watts, Jennifer J., McGinley, Jennifer L., Huxham, Frances, Menz, Hylton B., Iansek, Robert, Murphy, Anna T., Waller, Emma R. and Morris, Meg E. 2008, Cost effectiveness of preventing falls and improving mobility in people with Parkinson disease : protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial, BMC geriatrics, vol. 8, Article number 23, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-8-23. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads watts-costeffectiveness-2008.pdf Published version application/pdf 127.69KB 231 Title Cost effectiveness of preventing falls and improving mobility in people with Parkinson disease : protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial Author(s) Watts, Jennifer J. orcid.org/0000-0001-8095-8638 McGinley, Jennifer L. Huxham, Frances Menz, Hylton B. Iansek, Robert Murphy, Anna T. Waller, Emma R. Morris, Meg E. Journal name BMC geriatrics Volume number 8 Season Article number 23 Start page 1 End page 8 Total pages 8 Publisher BioMed Central Place of publication London, England Publication date 2008 ISSN 1471-2318 Keyword(s) cost effectiveness falls mobility Parkinson's disease Summary Background Cost of illness studies show that Parkinson disease (PD) is costly for individuals, the healthcare system and society. The costs of PD include both direct and indirect costs associated with falls and related injuries. Methods This protocol describes a prospective economic analysis conducted alongside a randomised controlled trial (RCT). It evaluates whether physical therapy is more cost effective than usual care from the perspective of the health care system. Cost effectiveness will be evaluated using a three-way comparison of the cost per fall averted and the cost per quality adjusted life year saved across two physical therapy interventions and a control group. Conclusion This study has the potential to determine whether targetted physical therapy as an adjunct to standard care can be cost effective in reducing falls in people with PD. Language eng DOI 10.1186/1471-2318-8-23 Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2008, BioMed Central Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30054611 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 25 Jul 2013, 15:25:38 EST Fri, 26 Jul 2013, 10:13:19 EST Fri, 26 Jul 2013, 10:39:18 EST Thu, 19 Sep 2013, 10:12:20 EST Wed, 17 Jun 2015, 13:37:20 EST Thu, 18 Jun 2015, 12:41:56 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:41:25 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:35:29 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 20 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 546 Abstract Views, 231 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 25 Jul 2013, 15:25:38 EST