Economics in health care domain

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Abstract

There are several studies which evidence that physical exercises contributes to postpone,

prevent or mitigate type 2 diabetes (Eriksson& Lindgärde, 1991b; Knowler et al., 2002).

Further, there also exists studies documenting health benefits of physical activity (Haskell et

al., 2007; Pate et al., 1995; Sigal, Kenny, Wasserman, Castaneda-Sceppa, & White, 2006).

Sigal et al. (2006) provides evidence that increase in physical activity and moderate weight

loss reduces the incidence of type 2 diabetes in individuals.

When type II diabetic stops exercising, it may result loss in productivity and increased health

resources. There are studies which say that there exists economic burden of diabetes and is

quantified in terms of increased health resource use and lost productivity (Association, 2013).

The literature relating economic costs of inactivity paid by diabetics is sparse. Though, many

researchers documents that there exists direct costs of inactivity in terms of increased national

health care expenditures(Beulens, Grobbee, & Nealb, 2010; Colditz, 1999; Pratt, Norris,

Lobelo, Roux, & Wang, 2014) but, there are very few studies about the costs incurred when a

diabetic stops exercising and gains weight (Forster, Veerman, Barendregt, & Vos, 2011;

Ryan, 2009).