Modelling the cost-effectiveness of brief aftercare interventions following hospital-treated self-harm

Long Khanh-Dao Le; Anna Flego; Karolina Krysinska; Karl Andriessen; Piumee Bandara; Andrew Page; Marisa Schlichthorst; Jane Pirkis; Cathrine Mihalopoulos; Greg Carter; Lennart Reifels

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Modelling the cost-effectiveness of brief aftercare interventions following hospital-treated self-harm

Long Khanh-Dao Le, Anna Flego, Karolina Krysinska, Karl Andriessen, Piumee Bandara, Andrew Page, Marisa Schlichthorst, Jane Pirkis, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Greg Carter, Lennart Reifels

BJPsych Open | Cambridge University Press | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.525

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Prior self-harm represents the most significant risk factor for future self-harm or suicide. AIM: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a theoretical brief aftercare intervention (involving brief follow-up contact, care coordination and safety planning), following a hospital-treated self-harm episode, for reducing repeated self-harm within the Australian context. METHOD: We employed economic modelling techniques to undertake: (a) a return-on-investment analysis, which compared the cost-savings generated by the intervention with the overall cost of implementing the intervention; and (b) a cost-utility analysis, which compared the net costs of the intervention with health out..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was funded through the Australian Government National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Programme. J.P. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant and holds a Partnership Project Grant (Nos 1173126 and 1191874). K.A. is supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (No. 1157796) and an Early Career Researcher Grant of the University of Melbourne (No. ECR1202020).