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@ARTICLE{Brettschneider:274067,
author = {Brettschneider, Christian and Buczak-Stec, Elżbieta and
Luppa, Melanie and Zülke, Andrea and Michalowsky, Bernhard
and Rädke, Anika and Bauer, Alexander and Brütting,
Christine and Kosilek, Robert P and Zöllinger, Isabel and
Döhring, Juliane and Williamson, Martin and Wiese, Birgitt
and Hoffmann, Wolfgang and Frese, Thomas and Gensichen,
Jochen and Kaduszkiewicz, Hanna and Thyrian, Jochen René
and Riedel-Heller, Steffi G and König, Hans-Helmut},
collaboration = {DE study group, AGEWELL.},
title = {{C}ost-effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention
against cognitive decline.},
journal = {Alzheimer's $\&$ dementia / Translational research $\&$
clinical interventions},
volume = {11},
number = {1},
issn = {2352-8737},
address = {Hoboken, NJ},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-00048},
pages = {e70028},
year = {2025},
abstract = {The societal costs of dementia and cognitive decline are
substantial and likely to increase during the next decades
due to the increasing number of people in older age groups.
The aim of this multicenter cluster-randomized controlled
trial was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a multi-domain
intervention to prevent cognitive decline in older people
who are at risk for dementia.We used data from a
multi-centric, two-armed, cluster-randomized controlled
trial (AgeWell.de trial, ID: DRKS00013555). Eligible
participants with increased dementia risk at baseline
(Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging, and Incidence of
Dementia/CAIDE Dementia Risk Score ≥ 9), 60-77 years of
age, were recruited by their general practitioners, and
assigned randomly to a multi-domain lifestyle intervention
or general health advice. We performed a cost-effectiveness
analysis from the societal perspective. The time horizon was
2 years. Health care utilization was measured using the
'Questionnaire for Health-Related Resource Use in Older
Populations.' As effect measure, we used quality-adjusted
life-years (QALYs) based on the 5-level EQ-5D version
(EQ-5D-5L). We calculated the incremental cost-effectiveness
ratios (ICER) and cost-effectiveness acceptability curves
(CEAC) using the net-benefit approach. Exploratory analyses
considering women and the EQ visual analogue scale (EQ VAS)
were conducted.Data were available for 819 participants
(mean age 69.0 [standard deviation (SD)5-level EQ-5D version
4.9]); 378 were treated in the intervention group and 441 in
the control group. The participants in the intervention
group caused higher costs (+€445.88 [SD: €1,244.52]) and
gained additional effects (+0.026 QALY [SD: 0.020]) compared
to the participants in the control group (the difference was
statistically significant). The ICER was €17,149.23/QALY.
The CEAC showed that the probability of the intervention
being cost-effective was moderate, reaching $59\%$ at a
willingness-to-pay (WTP) of €50,000/QALY. The exploratory
analyses showed promising results, especially in the female
subsample.Considering aspects like the WTP and the limited
time horizon, the multi-domain intervention was
cost-effective compared to general health advice.The first
German randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating a
multicomponent approach against cognitive decline.We found a
favorable incremental cost-effectiveness ratio.The
probability of cost-effectiveness reached $78.6\%.Women$
could be an important target group.A longer time horizon is
needed.},
keywords = {RCT (Other) / cognitive decline (Other) /
cost‐effectiveness analysis (Other) / dementia (Other) /
multicomponent intervention (Other) / older individuals
(Other) / risk factors (Other)},
cin = {AG Michalowsky / AG Hoffmann / AG Thyrian},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)5000067 / I:(DE-2719)1510600 /
I:(DE-2719)1510800},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:39759949},
pmc = {pmc:PMC11696024},
doi = {10.1002/trc2.70028},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/274067},
}