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The aim of this study was to investigate effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation by means of four-wheeled walkers for persons with restricted mobility. The walkers were of a number of different brands and models. The study group included 205 first time users with several different diagnoses. The study was designed as a pre/post study with follow-up three months after the delivery of the walker. The direct costs per case amounts to about EUR 182 on average. With the gain in quality of life of 0,07 (estimated by means of EQ-5D), we derived a cost per quality adjusted life years gained (cost/QALY) of EUR 2 614, calculated for the first year of use. This means a very favourable balance between costs and effects, supporting high ranking in priority lists.
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