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Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2015 Sep 15;163(6):452–460. doi: 10.7326/M15-0469

Appendix Table 2.

Summary Evidence Table of Included Studies Providing Cost of Combined Diet and Physical Activity Promotion Programs to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Among Persons at Increased Risk

Study, Year (Reference); Location Population Size, n Population Characteristics Intervention Setting/Intervention Format Duration Intervention Intensity (Number of Sessions) Method Type of Personnel Cost Valuation for Identifying Clients (Recruitment; Screening) Cost Valuation for Implementing the Intervention Total Program Costs per Person Cost per Person per Session
DPP/DPPOS

DPP Research Group, 2012 (19); United States 3,243 Participants with IGT and fasting hyperglycemia, aged ≥25y, BMI ≥24 kg/m2, 68% women, 45% minority Clinical trial
Intensive lifestyle modification
10 y Year 1–3: Same as DPP
Year 4–10: 4 quarterly group visits, with the option of 2 additional sessions each year
Individual Health professionals:
Case managers
Medical staff
Staff time: Questionnaire
Training materials: Questionnaire
Other components: Questionnaire
Year 1: $2,469
Year 2: $1,090
Year 3: $1,127
Year 4: $214
Year 5: $150
Year 6: $134
Year 7: $167
Year 8: $171
Year 9: $157
Year 10: $201
Total: $5,881
$102

Translational DPP
Kramer et al,
2009 (20); United States
42 Adults with prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome Community setting
Modified DPP (group lifestyle balance program)
1 y Core: 12 group sessions
Maintenance: 9 group sessions
Total: 21 sessions
Group Health professionals:
Trained prevention professionals
Staff time: Staff report
Training materials: NR
Other components: NR
$335 $16

Kramer et al, 2011 (21); United States 81 Adults with prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome Community setting
Modified DPP (group lifestyle balance program)
1 y Core: 12 group sessions
Maintenance: 9 group sessions
Total: 21 sessions
Group Trained laypeople:
Diabetes educators
Staff time: NR
Training materials: NR
Other components: NR
$357 $17

Krukowski et al, 2013 (22); United States 116 Older adults (aged ≥60 y) who were obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) and who had no significant memory problems 12-session translational DPP per reference 20 1 y Core: 12 weekly group sessions
Total: 12 sessions
Group Trained laypeople:
Trained lay health educator
Recruitment: Staff compilation
Screening: -
Staff time: Staff compilation
Training materials: Staff compilation
Other components: Staff compilation
$191 $16

Vadheim et al, 2010(23); United States 84 Adults at high risk for both diabetes and CVD Community setting
Adapted DPP
10 mo Core: 1 6 weekly group sessions
Maintenance: 6 monthly group sessions
Total: 22 sessions
Group Mixed health professional and trained laypeople:
Diabetes educator, nurse
Staff time: NR
Training materials: NR
Other components: NR
$652 $30

Smith et al, 2010 (24); United States NR BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and metabolic syndrome 2 urban and 2 rural medical practices in Pennsylvania
Modified DPP
To help patients with metabolic syndrome lose weight and improve at least 1 metabolic syndrome component
3 mo 12 group sessions
Total: 12 sessions
Group Mixed health professional and trained laypeople:
Trained health professional and lay health workers
Recruitment: -
Screening: NR
Staff time: NR
Training materials: NR
Other components: NR
$407 $34

Irvine et al, 2011 (25); United Kingdom 3,887 At-risk individuals with diabetes (aged 45–70 y) Community setting
Delivered by Diabetes Prevention Facilitators
Promote a 7% weight loss within 6 mo using both diet and exercise
7 mo Core: 4 group educational sessions in 3 mo
Maintenance: 4 monthly group sessions
Total: 8 sessions
Group Mixed health professional and trained laypeople:
Diabetes prevention facilitators
Physicotherapist
Volunteers with diabetes
Recruitment: -
Screening: NR
Staff time: Questionnaire
Training materials: Questionnaire
Other components: Questionnaire
$443 $55

Ockene et al, 2012 (26); United States 312 Participants who were at high risk for type 2 diabetes Community setting
LLDPP between 2004 and 2007
Healthy food choices, walking 4000 steps per day
1 y 3 individual and 13 group sessions
Total: 16 sessions
Mixed group and individual Trained laypeople:
Trained community health workers
Staff time: NR
Training materials: NR
Other components: NR
$839 $53

Lawlor et al, 2013 (27); United States 301 Overweight or obese participants (BMI 25–39 kg/m2) with elevated fasting blood glucose indicating prediabetes Community setting
HELP PD trial
A DPP-based lifestyle weight-loss group
2 y Core: 26 weekly group sessions and 3 individual sessions in 6 mo
Maintenance: 18 monthly group sessions
Total: 47 sessions
Mixed group and individual Mixed health professional and trained laypeople:
Trained community health workers and dietician
Recruitment: -
Screening: NR
Staff time: Questionnaire
Training materials: Questionnaire
Other components: Questionnaire
Year 1:$613
Year 2: $305
Total: $918
$20

Translational non-DPP
Feldman et al, 2013 (28); Sweden 142 KMSP in primary care, diagnosed with metabolic syndrome Primary care
Promote healthy lifestyles, in particular changes in dietary and physical activity habits
1 y Core: 26 group lifestyle counseling and support sessions twice a week for 3 mo
Maintenance: 18 biweekly group counseling and support sessions for 9 mo
Total: 44 sessions
Group Health professional:
Practice nurses
Health coordinator
Recruitment: Program documentation
Screening: -
Staff time: Program documentation
Training materials: Program documentation
Other components: Program documentation
$427* $10*

Sagarra et al, 2014 (29); Spain 552 Aged 45–75 y at risk for diabetes with IGT and/or IFG Primary care setting
DE-PLAN project
6-h structured lifestyle intervention (diet and physical activity) similar to Finnish DPS using specific teaching techniques
Individual or group format
4.2 y Year 1: 4 sessions (6 h)
Years 2–4: Continuous intervention through telephone calls, text message, letters, and interviews, scheduled for every 6–8 wk
Group or individual (2 groups) Health professional:
Physicians, nurses, and dieticians
Recruitment: Forms
Screening: Forms
Staff time: Forms
Training materials: Forms
Other components: Forms
$1,133 for the whole intensive intervention group
$1,077 for the group format
$1,242 for the individual format
$4 for the group format*
$43 for individual format*

Jacobs-van der Bruggen, 2007 (30); Netherlands NR Adults with moderate risks for diabetes, obese adults aged 30–70 y Community setting
Nutrition and exercise for adults with moderate risks for diabetes
3 y Year 1: 4 individual and 1 group session; 1 individual advice by a researcher; 52 weekly fitness programs
Years 2–3: 3 individual and 1 group session; 52 biweekly fitness programs
Total: 114 sessions
Nutrition: 9 sessions
Fitness: 105 sessions
Mixed group and individual Health professionals:
Dietitian, not clear who delivered the fitness program
Staff time: Questionnaire
Training materials: Questionnaire
Other components: Questionnaire
$1,416 Regular session: $64
Fitness: $8

BMI = body mass index; CVD = cardiovascular disease; DE-PLAN = Diabetes in Europe: Prevention Using Lifestyle, Physical Activity, and Nutritional Intervention; DPP = Diabetes Prevention Program; DPPOS = Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study; DPS = Diabetes Prevention Study; HELP PD = Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Diabetes; IFG = impaired fasting glucose; IGT = impaired glucose tolerance; KMSP = Kalmar Metabolic Syndrome Program; LLDPP = Lawrence Latino Diabetes Prevention Project; NR = not reported.

*

Only included cost to deliver lifestyle intervention.