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Economic Impact of Third-Wave Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: A Systematic Review and Quality Assessment of Economic Evaluations in Randomized Controlled Trials.

Behavior therapy
January 1, 2018
Albert Feliu-Soler et al. (13 authors)
Journal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tReviewSystematic ReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to systematically review the economic impact of third-wave therapies, including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), in treating patients with physical or mental conditions.

Results Summary

The study found that MBCT, MBSR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and extended Behaviour Activation (eBA) showed acceptable cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios, though methodological limitations temper the findings. No economic analysis was found for many third-wave therapies, indicating a need for more high-quality evaluations.

Population

Patients with physical or mental conditions.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

No study employed a time horizon of more than 3 years.

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (10)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
no change
cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
patients with physical or mental conditions
acceptable
showed acceptable cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
#1
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
no change
cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
patients with physical or mental conditions
acceptable
showed acceptable cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
#2
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
no change
cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
patients with physical or mental conditions
acceptable
showed acceptable cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
#3
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
no change
cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
patients with physical or mental conditions
acceptable
showed acceptable cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
#4
extended Behaviour Activation (eBA)
no change
cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
patients with physical or mental conditions
acceptable
showed acceptable cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios
#5
MBCT
increase
efficiency
patients with physical or mental conditions
-
are efficient from a societal or a third-party payer perspective
#6
MBSR
increase
efficiency
patients with physical or mental conditions
-
are efficient from a societal or a third-party payer perspective
#7
ACT
increase
efficiency
patients with physical or mental conditions
-
are efficient from a societal or a third-party payer perspective
#8
DBT
increase
efficiency
patients with physical or mental conditions
-
are efficient from a societal or a third-party payer perspective
#9
eBA
increase
efficiency
patients with physical or mental conditions
-
are efficient from a societal or a third-party payer perspective
#10
Abstract

The term third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) encompasses new forms of CBT that both extend and innovate within CBT. Most third-wave therapies have been subject to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) focused on clinical effectiveness; however, the number and quality of economic evaluations in these RCTs has been unknown and may be few. Evidence about efficiency of these therapies may help support decisions on efficient allocation of resources in health policies. The main aim of this study was to systematically review the economic impact of third-wave therapies in the treatment of patients with physical or mental conditions. We conducted a systematic literature search in PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, and CINALH to identify economic evaluations of third-wave therapies. Quality and Risk of Bias (RoB) assessment of economic evaluations was also made using the Drummond 35-item checklist and the Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias, respectively. Eleven RCTs were included in this systematic review. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and extended Behaviour Activation (eBA) showed acceptable cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios. No study employed a time horizon of more than 3 years. Quality and RoB assessments highlight some limitations that temper the findings. There is some evidence that MBCT, MBSR, ACT, DBT, and eBA are efficient from a societal or a third-party payer perspective. No economic analysis was found for many third-wave therapies. Therefore, more economic evaluations with high methodological quality are needed.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations34
Citations/Year4.9
Relative Citation Ratio2.41
NIH Percentile79.9%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score2.21
Normalized Score0.66
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