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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Aranda-Reneo, Isaac author Albornos-Muñoz, Laura author Rich-Ruiz, Manuel author Cidoncha-Moreno, María Ángeles author Pastor-López, Ángeles author Moreno-Casbas, Teresa author Otago Project Working Group author 2021-06-10 Research has demonstrated that some exercise programs are effective for reducing fall rates in community-dwelling older people; however, the literature is limited in providing clear recommendations of individual or group training as a result of economic evaluation. The objective of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of the Otago Exercise Program (OEP) for reducing the fall risk in healthy, non-institutionalized older people. An economic evaluation of a multicenter, blinded, randomized, non-inferiority clinical trial was performed on 498 patients aged over 65 in primary care. Participants were randomly allocated to the treatment or control arms, and group or individual training. The program was delivered in primary healthcare settings and comprised five initial sessions, ongoing encouragement and support to exercise at home, and a reinforcement session after six months. Our hypothesis was that the patients who received the intervention would achieve better health outcomes and therefore need lower healthcare resources during the follow-up, thus, lower healthcare costs. The primary outcome was the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, which used the timed up and go test results as an effective measure for preventing falls. The secondary outcomes included differently validated tools that assessed the fall risk. The cost per patient was USD 51.28 lower for the group than the individual sessions in the control group, and the fall risk was 10% lower when exercises had a group delivery. The OEP program delivered in a group manner was superior to the individual method. We observed slight differences in the incremental cost estimations when using different tools to assess the risk of fall, but all of them indicated the dominance of the intervention group. The OEP group sessions were more cost-effective than the individual sessions, and the fall risk was 10% lower. Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Jun 10;9(6):714. 10.3390/healthcare9060714 2227-9032 Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) 34200873 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/13239 Otago Exercise Program Tinetti Direct healthcare costs Older adults Randomized controlled trial Risk fall Short physical performance battery Timed up and go Cost-effectiveness Cost-Effectiveness of an Exercise Programme That Provided Group or Individual Training to Reduce the Fall Risk in Healthy Community-Dwelling People Aged 65-80: A Secondary Data Analysis