Effect of Reliable Recovery on Health Care Costs and Productivity Losses in Emotional Disorders.
Behav Ther
; 55(3): 585-594, 2024 May.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38670670
ABSTRACT
Despite the high economic costs associated with emotional disorders, relatively few studies have examined the variation in costs according to whether the patient has achieved a reliable recovery. The aim of this study was to explore differences in health care costs and productivity losses between primary care patients from a previous randomized controlled trial (RCT)-PsicAP-with emotional symptoms who achieved a reliable recovery and those who did not after transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy (TD-CBT) plus treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU alone. Sociodemographic and cost data were obtained for 134 participants treated at five primary care centers in Madrid for the 12-month posttreatment period. Reliable recovery rates were higher in the patients who received TD-CBTâ¯+â¯TAU versus TAU alone (66% vs. 34%, respectively; chi-squareâ¯=â¯13.78, dfâ¯=â¯1, pâ¯<â¯.001). Patients who did not achieve reliable recovery incurred more costs, especially associated with general practitioner consultations (tâ¯=â¯3.01, dfâ¯=â¯132, pâ¯=â¯.003), use of emergency departments (tâ¯=â¯2.20, dfâ¯=â¯132, pâ¯=â¯.030), total health care costs (tâ¯=â¯2.01, dfâ¯=â¯132, pâ¯=â¯.040), and sick leaves (tâ¯=â¯1.97, dfâ¯=â¯132, pâ¯=â¯.048). These findings underscore the societal importance of achieving a reliable recovery in patients with emotional disorders, and further support the value of adding TD-CBT to TAU in the primary care setting.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual
/
Costos de la Atención en Salud
Límite:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Behav Ther
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido