Cost-effectiveness analysis of Recovery Management Checkups (RMC) for adults with chronic substance use disorders: evidence from a 4-year randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study performs the first cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of Recovery Management Checkups (RMC) for adults with chronic substance use disorders.

Design

Cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized clinical trial of RMC. Participants were assigned randomly to a control condition of outcome monitoring (OM-only) or the experimental condition OM-plus-RMC, with quarterly follow-up for 4 years.

Setting

Participants were recruited from the largest central intake unit for substance abuse treatment in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Participants

A total of 446 participants who were 38 years old on average, 54% male, and predominantly African American (85%).

Measurements

Data on the quarterly cost per participant come from a previous study of OM and RMC interven

SUBMITTER: McCollister KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3834076 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature