Journal article
Cost-Utility and Cost-effectiveness of MoodSwings 2.0, an Internet-Based Self-management Program for Bipolar Disorder: Economic Evaluation Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial
ML Chatterton, YY Lee, L Berk, M Mohebbi, M Berk, T Suppes, S Lauder, C Mihalopoulos
Jmir Mental Health | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.2196/36496
Abstract
Background: Internet-delivered psychosocial interventions can overcome barriers to face-to-face psychosocial care, but limited evidence supports their cost-effectiveness for people with bipolar disorders (BDs). Objective: This study aimed to conduct within-trial cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses of an internet-based intervention for people with BD, MoodSwings 2.0, from an Australian health sector perspective. Methods: MoodSwings 2.0 included an economic evaluation alongside an international, parallel, and individually stratified randomized controlled trial comparing an internet-based discussion forum (control; group 1), a discussion forum plus internet-based psychoeducation (group..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank Emma Lamb for her significant contribution to the MoodSwings 2.0 trial. The research reported in this publication was supported by grants (R34MH091384 and 34MH091284) from the National Institute of Mental Health to MB and TS. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Mental Health or the National Institutes of Health. MB is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research Fellowship (1156072) .