Cost-effectiveness of varying degrees and models of therapist-assisted transdiagnostic internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: In routine care, Internet-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (ICBT) is often delivered with therapist support via emails/phone calls, but the cost-effectiveness of varying amounts of therapist support or having therapists specialized in ICBT is not known. This study compared the cost-effectiveness of specialized therapists providing ICBT support once-weekly (1WS) versus providing support once-weekly supplemented with a one-business-day response to patient emails (1W/1BD-S). We further compared the cost-effectiveness of 1W support offered by therapists employed in a specialized clinic (1WS) versus community clinics where therapists primarily deliver face-to-face therapy (1WC). Patients were randomly allocated to groups: 1WS group (n = 216), 1W/1BD-S group (n = 233), and 1WC

SUBMITTER: Guliani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9428814 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature