Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and return on investment of individual placement and support compared with traditional vocational rehabilitation for individuals with severe mental illness in the Netherlands: a nationwide implementation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and return on investment of individual placement and support (IPS) implemented through a reimbursement strategy on a nationwide scale compared with traditional vocational rehabilitation (TVR) regarding sustainable participation in competitive employment in individuals with severe mental illness receiving sickness or disability benefits.

Methods

An observational study was conducted using administrative data regarding all Dutch individuals receiving sickness or disability benefits in the period 2012-2019. Exact matching and difference-in-difference fixed-effect estimations were performed to handle the non-randomised nature of the data. The matched sample consisted of 863 IPS and 16 466 TVR participants. The primary eff

SUBMITTER: Vukadin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812774 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature