Cost-effectiveness of peer-supported self-management for people discharged from a mental health crisis team: methodological challenges and recommendations

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health acute crisis episodes are associated with high inpatient costs. Self-management interventions may reduce readmission by enabling individuals to manage their condition. Delivery of such interventions by Peer Support Workers (PSWs) may be cost-effective. CORE, a randomized control trial of a PSW self-management intervention compared to usual care, found a significant reduction in admissions to acute mental healthcare for participants receiving the intervention. This paper aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention over 12 months from a mental health service perspective. Analysis methods of increasing complexity were used to account for data missingness and distribution.

Methods

Participants were recruited from six crisis resolution

SUBMITTER: Le Novere M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10272352 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature