Cost-effectiveness of a victim improvement package: randomised controlled trial for reduction of continued symptoms of depression or anxiety in older victims of community crime.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Crime has significant impact on older victims. High rates of anxiety and depression may be associated with crimes.

Aims

This paper aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a victim improvement package (VIP) for the reduction of continued symptoms of depression or anxiety in older victims of community crime, from the societal perspective, in a three-step, parallel-group, single-blind randomised controlled trial.

Method

Participants (N = 131) were randomised to receive either the VIP intervention in addition to treatment as usual (TAU) (n = 65), or to TAU alone (n = 66). Service resource use was collected using the Client Service Receipt Inventory and health-related quality-of-life data via the EQ-5D-5L instrument at 3 months post-crime

SUBMITTER: Panca M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12835716 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature