A personalized intervention to prevent depression in primary care: cost-effectiveness study nested into a clustered randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is viewed as a major and increasing public health issue, as it causes high distress in the people experiencing it and considerable financial costs to society. Efforts are being made to reduce this burden by preventing depression. A critical component of this strategy is the ability to assess the individual level and profile of risk for the development of major depression. This paper presents the cost-effectiveness of a personalized intervention based on the risk of developing depression carried out in primary care, compared with usual care.

Methods

Cost-effectiveness analyses are nested within a multicentre, clustered, randomized controlled trial of a personalized intervention to prevent depression. The study was carried out in 70 primary care centres f

SUBMITTER: Fernandez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824561 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature