Assessing the costs and cost-effectiveness of ICare internet-based interventions (protocol)

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Authors

  • Jennifer Beecham
  • Eva Maria Bonin
  • Dennis Görlich
  • Rosa Baños
  • Ina Beintner
  • Claudia Buntrock
  • Felix Bolinski
  • Cristina Botella
  • David Daniel Ebert
  • Rocio Herrero
  • Rachel Potterton
  • Heleen Riper
  • Ulrike Schmidt
  • Karin Waldherr
  • Kiona Weisel
  • Anna Carlotta Zarski
  • Michael Zeiler
  • Corinna Jacobi

Background: Mental health problems are common and place a burden on the individual as well as on societal resources. Despite the existence of evidence-based treatments, access to treatment is often prevented or delayed due to insufficient health care resources. Effective internet-based self-help interventions have the potential to reduce the risk for mental health problems, to successfully bridge waiting time for face-to-face treatment and to address inequities in access. However, little is known about the cost-effectiveness of such interventions. This paper describes the study protocol for the economic evaluation of the studies that form the ICare programme of internet-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of a range of mental health problems. Methods: An overarching work package within the ICare programme was developed to assess the cost-effectiveness of the internet-based interventions alongside the clinical trials. There are two underlying tasks in the ICare economic evaluation. First, to develop schedules that generate equivalent and comparable information on use of services and supports across seven countries taking part in clinical trials of different interventions and second, to estimate unit costs for each service and support used. From these data the cost per person will be estimated by multiplying each participant's use of each service by the unit cost for that service. Additionally, productivity losses will be estimated. This individual level of cost data matches the level of outcome data used in the clinical trials. Following the analyses of service use and costs data, joint analysis of costs and outcomes will be undertaken to provide findings on the relative cost-effectiveness of the interventions, taking both a public sector and a societal perspective. These analyses use a well-established framework, the Production of Welfare approach, and standard methods and techniques underpinned by economic theory. Discussion/conclusion: Existing research tends to support the effectiveness of internet-based interventions, but there is little information on their cost-effectiveness compared to ‘treatment as usual’. The economic evaluation of ICare interventions will add considerably to this evidence base.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftInternet Interventions
Jahrgang16
Seiten (von - bis)12-19
Anzahl der Seiten8
ISSN2214-7829
DOIs
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 01.04.2019

Bibliographische Notiz

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 634757 .

The activities described form part of the European research project: Integrating Technology into Mental Health Care Delivery in Europe (ICare, N° 634757, www.icare-online.eu ). The main objective of the ICare project is to develop an integrated model of health promotion and risk prevention as well as detection of the most prevalent disorders in Europe (i.e., depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, eating disorders, and substance abuse), guiding people and professionals in the selection and application of online evidence-based interventions. US receives salary support from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. She is also supported by an NIHR Senior Investigator Award. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the NIHR or the UK Department of Health.

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