Cost-Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Lifestyle-Enhancing Treatment for Inpatients With Severe Mental Illness: The MULTI Study V.

ABSTRACT: Economic evaluations of lifestyle interventions for people with mental illness are needed to inform policymakers and managers about implementing such interventions and corresponding reforms in routine mental healthcare. We aimed to evaluate changes in healthcare costs 18 months after the implementation of a multidisciplinary lifestyle-enhancing treatment for inpatients with severe mental illness (MULTI) versus treatment as usual (TAU). In a cohort study (n = 114; 65 MULTI, 49 TAU), we retrospectively retrieved cost data in Euros on all patient sessions, ward stay, medication use, and hospital referrals in the quarter year at the start of MULTI (Q1 2014) and after its evaluation (Q3 2015). We used linear regression analyses correcting for baseline values and differences between group

SUBMITTER: Deenik J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11206082 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature