dito

• Forschungsstelle: BASPO
• Projektnummer: 01082000
• Projekttitel Englisch: dito

Schlüsselwörter (Deutsch)

Körperliche Aktivität
Gesundheit
gesundheitswirksame Bewegung
Förderung von körperlicher Aktivität
Sportunfälle

Kurzbeschreibung (Deutsch)

Aufgrund zahlreicher Studien besteht eine klare Evidenz dafür, dass körperliche Aktivität für die Gesundheit von grosse Bedeutung ist. In einer Sekundäranalyse der Daten der Schweiz. Gesundheitsbefragung 1997 hat sich jedoch gezeigt, dass grosse Teile der Schweizer Bevölkerung die Gesundheitsressource gesundheitswirksame Bewegung kaum oder gar nicht nutzen. Zudem scheint der Anteil der Inaktiven eher noch am zunehmen zu sein.

Projektziele (Deutsch)

Die folgenden Fragen sollen beantwortet werden:
Welcher Anteil an Todes- und Krankheitsfällen wird in der Schweiz durch Bewegungsmangel verursacht und welche direkten und indirekten Kosten entstehen dadurch?
Welcher Anteil an Invaliditäts- und Todesfällen entsteht in der Schweiz durch Sportunfälle und welche direkten und indirekten Kosten enstehenen dadurch.

Abstract (Deutsch)

The importance of physical inactivity as a risk factor for a whole range of chronic diseases and the potential of physical activity as a versatile health resource are well documented in the scientific literature. Recent prevalence data for the Swiss population show that the proportion of people who are not sufficiently active is both substantial and growing. A study undertaken by the Department of Medical Economics of the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine and the University Hospital of Zurich represents an initial attempt to investigate the economic benefits of the health-promoting effects of physical activity in the Swiss population. According to the resulting estimates the current physical activity of a majority of the Swiss population already prevents 2.3 million cases of disease, a good 3,300 deaths and saves direct treatment costs of 2.7 billion Swiss francs a year. According to these conservative assumptions, the inadequate physical activity prevailing amongst a good third of the population is responsible annually for 1.4 million cases, almost 2,000 deaths and direct treatment costs of 1.6 billion Swiss francs. The risks associated with activity and sport in particular can be expressed in economic terms as well: there are about 300,000 sporting accidents a year - affecting not only those who are sufficiently active but also those who are irregularly and insufficiently active - cause 160 deaths and incur direct treatment costs of 1.1 billion Swiss francs. These figures and the less robust estimates of the indirect costs clearly demonstrate that the promotion of health-enhancing activity is of great importance not only for reasons of individual quality of life and health, but also on economic grounds. Measures aimed at risk control and accident preention in sport should be continued and intensified according to the specific needs so that the desired result of increased activity and sport among the Swiss population does not also lead to higher accident figures.