Cost and cost-effectiveness of three strategies for implementing motivational interviewing for substance misuse on medical inpatient units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study conducted cost and cost-effectiveness analyses of three strategies for implementing motivational interviewing for substance misuse on general medical inpatient units: workshop, apprenticeship, and consult.

Methods

The economic analyses were conducted prospectively alongside a type 3 hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized trial comprising 38 medical providers, 1173 inpatients, and four consultation-liaison motivational interviewing experts. The trial took place in a university affiliated teaching hospital in New Haven, CT, USA. After completing a 1-day workshop on motivational interviewing, providers were randomized to conditions. The primary outcome measure was the number of study-eligible patients who received a motivational interview. The econ

SUBMITTER: Olmstead TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7448551 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature