Costs and Outcomes of a Therapist-Guided Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Multicenter Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Therapist-guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) has demonstrated efficacy and potential cost-effectiveness in treating depression, anxiety, and panic disorder in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). However, evidence of its outcomes and costs in routine care settings on a national level remains limited.

Objective

We aimed to assess the program costs and outcomes of therapist-guided iCBT for depression, social anxiety, and panic disorder posttreatment (T2) and at 6-month follow-up (T3) in a broad context, in addition to exploring how the program's costs and effects vary by hospital.

Methods

This single-arm observational study analyzed patient-reported data collected from routine care between 2021 and 2024 in 4 hospitals in Norway. The

SUBMITTER: Khan ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12340462 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature