Economic evaluation of a dietary intervention for adults with major depression (the "SMILES" trial).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, the efficacy of dietary improvement as a therapeutic intervention for moderate to severe depression was evaluated in a randomised controlled trial. The SMILES trial demonstrated a significant improvement in Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale scores favouring the dietary support group compared with a control group over 12 weeks. We used data collected within the trial to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of this novel intervention.

Methods

In this prospective economic evaluation, sixty-seven adults meeting DSM-IV criteria for a major depressive episode and reporting poor dietary quality were randomised to either seven sessions with a dietitian for dietary support or to an intensity matched social support (befriending) control condition. The primary o

SUBMITTER: Chatterton ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5963026 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature