Economic Evaluation of an Internet-Based Stress Management Intervention Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Authors

  • Fanny Kählke
  • Claudia Buntrock
  • Filip Smit
  • Matthias Berking
  • Dirk Lehr
  • Elena Heber
  • Burkhardt Funk
  • Heleen Riper
  • David Daniel Ebert

Background: Work-related stress is widespread among employees and associated with high costs for German society. Internet-based stress management interventions (iSMIs) are effective in reducing such stress. However, evidence for their cost-effectiveness is scant. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a guided iSMI for employees. Methods: A sample of 264 employees with elevated symptoms of perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale≥22) was assigned to either the iSMI or a waitlist control condition (WLC) with unrestricted access to treatment as usual. Participants were recruited in Germany in 2013 and followed through 2014, and data were analyzed in 2017. The iSMI consisted of 7 sessions plus 1 booster session. It was based on problem-solving therapy and emotion regulation techniques. Costs were measured from the societal perspective, including all direct and indirect medical costs. We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis and a cost-utility analysis relating costs to a symptom-free person and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained, respectively. Sampling uncertainty was handled using nonparametric bootstrapping (N=5000). Results: When the society is not willing to pay anything to get an additional symptom-free person (eg, willingness-to-pay [WTP]=€0), there was a 70% probability that the intervention is more cost-effective than WLC. This probability rose to 85% and 93% when the society is willing to pay €1000 and €2000, respectively, for achieving an additional symptom-free person. The cost-utility analysis yielded a 76% probability that the intervention is more cost-effective than WLC at a conservative WTP threshold of €20,000 (US $25,800) per QALY gained. Conclusions: Offering an iSMI to stressed employees has an acceptable likelihood of being cost-effective compared with WLC.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummere10866
ZeitschriftJMIR Mental Health
Jahrgang6
Ausgabenummer5
Anzahl der Seiten13
ISSN2368-7959
DOIs
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 15.05.2019

Bibliographische Notiz

Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution of all participants, research assistants, therapists, and all others who contributed to this study. Funding was received from the European Union (project number: EFRE: CCI 2007DE161PR001) and the BARMER (German statutory health insurance company). The funders did not have a role in study design, data collection, analyses or interpretation of the results, or the decision to publicize the study results.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Margot Morgiève, Déborah Sebbane, Bianca De Rosario, Vincent Demassiet, Soraya Kabbaj, Xavier Briffault, Jean-Luc Roelandt.

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