Cost-Effectiveness of Needs-Oriented Discharge Planning in High Utilizers of Mental Health Care

Puschner, Bernd and Baumgartner, Ildiko and Loos, Sabine and Voelker, Kathleen A. and Ramacher, Meike and Sohla, Katja and Grempler, Julia and Becker, Thomas and Kilian, Reinhold (2012) Cost-Effectiveness of Needs-Oriented Discharge Planning in High Utilizers of Mental Health Care. PSYCHIATRISCHE PRAXIS, 39 (8). pp. 381-387. ISSN 0303-4259, 1439-0876

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Abstract

Cost-Effectiveness of Needs-Oriented Discharge Planning in High Utilizers of Mental Health Care Objective: To establish the cost-effectiveness of needs-oriented discharge planning in high utilizers of mental health services. Methods: As part of a multicenter RCT (n=458), costs were measured via the German version of the Client Sociodemographic and Service Receipt Inventory" (CSSRI-EU), and the EQ-5D was used to ascertain QALYs. Cost-effectiveness analysis included deriving incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) and plotting them onto the cost-effectiveness plane as well as examining cost-effectiveness acceptability taking into account willingness-to-pay. Results: During an 18-month period after discharge from inpatient psychiatric treatment, neither total direct and indirect costs (44,278(sic) vs. 43,302(sic)) nor quality-adjusted life years (0.960 vs. 0.958 QALYs) significantly differed by participant allocation to intervention or control groups. Also inspection of ICERs showed that the intervention had no economic advantage over standard care. Conclusions: The intervention is no cost-effective alternative to standard care. Future studies aiming to improve organization of mental care should be considerate of institutional context.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT; CRITICAL TIME INTERVENTION; HOSPITAL TREATMENT; ECONOMIC-IMPACTS; VALIDITY; RESPONSIVENESS; EQ-5D; HOMELESSNESS; EUROQOL; QUALITY; high utilizers; cost effectiveness; discharge planning; randomized controlled trial; quality-adjusted life years; needs
Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions: Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 05 May 2020 04:33
Last Modified: 05 May 2020 04:33
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/17829

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