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Trial reportPrevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research2016

Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of School-based Dissemination Strategies of an Internet-based Program for the Prevention and Early Intervention in Eating Disorders: A Randomized Trial.

Markus Moessner, Carla Minarik, Fikret Ozer, Stephanie Bauer

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Cost-effectiveness of Intervention Implementation Support for Reducing Eating Disorder Symptoms Among College Students.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024
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  4. Efficacy of the Fun For Wellness Online Intervention to Promote Multidimensional Well-Being: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2017
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  5. Leveraging Technology to Enhance Eating Disorder Treatment Outcomes.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Markus MoessnerCenter for Psychotherapy Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Bergheimer Str. 54, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany. markus.moessner@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
Carla MinarikSchön Klinik Roseneck, Am Roseneck 6, 83209, Prien, Germany.
Fikret OzerCenter for Psychotherapy Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Bergheimer Str. 54, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany.
Stephanie BauerCenter for Psychotherapy Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Bergheimer Str. 54, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DESchön Klinik Roseneck · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Only little is known about costs and effects (i.e., success) of dissemination strategies, although cost-effective dissemination strategies are crucial for the transfer of interventions into routine care. This study investigates the effects and cost-effectiveness of five school-based dissemination strategies for an Internet-based intervention for the prevention and early intervention of eating disorders. Three-hundred ninety-five schools were randomly assigned to one of five dissemination strategies. Strategies varied with respect to intensity from only sending advertisement materials and asking the school to distribute them among students to organizing presentations and workshops at schools. Effects were defined as the number of page visits, the number of screenings conducted, and the number of registrations to the Internet-based intervention. More expensive strategies proved to be more cost-effective. Cost per page visit ranged from 2.83€ (introductory presentation plus workshop) to 20.37€ (dissemination by student representatives/peers). Costs per screening ranged from 3.30€ (introductory presentation plus workshop) to 75.66€ (dissemination by student representatives/peers), and costs per registration ranged from 6.86€ (introductory presentation plus workshop) to 431.10€ (advertisement materials only). Dissemination of an Internet-based intervention for prevention and early intervention is challenging and expensive. More intense, expensive strategies with personal contact proved to be more cost-effective. The combination of an introductory presentation on eating disorders and a workshop in the high school was most effective and had the best cost-effectiveness ratio. The sole distribution of advertisement materials attracted hardly any participants to the Internet-based program.

Indexed as

Cost-Benefit AnalysisInternetSchoolsAdolescentEarly Intervention, EducationalFeeding and Eating DisordersFemaleHumansMaleProgram EvaluationCost-effectivenessDisseminationEating disordersInternet-basedPrevention

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PMID26581198
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