First-Year Economic and Quality of Life Effects of the RAINBOW Intervention to Treat Comorbid Obesity and Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Obesity and depression are prevalent and often co-occurring conditions in the United States. The Research Aimed at Improving Both Mood and Weight (RAINBOW) randomized trial demonstrated the effectiveness of an integrated intervention for adults with both conditions. Characterizing the intervention's economic effects is important for broader dissemination and implementation.

Methods

This study evaluated the cost (2018 US dollars) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impacts during RAINBOW's first year, comparing intervention (n = 204) and usual-care groups (n = 205). Outcomes included intervention delivery costs, differential changes in antidepressant medication spending compared with the pretrial year, differential changes in medical services spending compare

SUBMITTER: Goldhaber-Fiebert JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7245568 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature