A health economic outcome evaluation of an internet-based mobile-supported stress management intervention for employees

作者：Ebert David Daniel; Kaehlke Fanny; Buntrock Claudia; Berking Matthias; Smit Filip; Heber Elena; Baumeister Harald; Funk Burkhardt; Riper Heleen; Lehr Dirk

来源：Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, 2018, 44(2): 171-182.

DOI：10.5271/sjweh.3691

• CBT
• cost-benefit analysis
• cost-effectiveness analysis
• economic evaluation
• e-health
• internet-based intervention
• m-health
• randomized controlled trial
• RCT

Objective This study aimed to estimate and evaluate the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a guided internet- and mobile-supported occupational stress-management intervention (iSMI) for employees from the employer's perspective alongside a randomized controlled trial.
Methods A sample of 264 employees with elevated symptoms of perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale, PSS-10 >= 22) was randomly assigned either to the iSMI or a waitlist control (WLC) group with unrestricted access to treatment as usual. The iSMI consisted of seven sessions of problem-solving and emotion-regulation techniques and one booster session. Self-report data on symptoms of perceived stress and economic data were assessed at baseline, and at six months following randomization. A cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) with symptom-free status as the main outcome from the employer's perspective was carried out. Statistical uncertainty was estimated using bootstrapping (N=5000).
Results The CBA yielded a net-benefit of (sic) 181 [ 95% confidence interval (CI) -6043-1042] per participant within the first six months following randomization. CEA showed that at a willingness-to-pay ceiling of (sic)0, (sic)1000, (sic)2000 for one additional symptom free employee yielded a 67%, 90%, and 98% probability, respectively, of the intervention being cost-effective compared to the WLC.
Conclusion The iSMI was cost-effective when compared to WLC and even lead to cost savings within the first six months after randomization. Offering stress-management interventions can present good value for money in occupational healthcare.

• 出版日期2018