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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Cost Effectiveness and Budget Impact of the Boston University Approach to Psychiatric Rehabilitation for Increasing the Social Participation of Individuals With Severe Mental Illnesses.

Sarita A Sanches, Talitha L Feenstra, Wilma E Swildens, Jooske T van Busschbach, Jaap van Weeghel, Thea D I van Asselt

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Sarita A SanchesAltrecht Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Talitha L FeenstraUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology, Groningen, Netherlands.
Wilma E SwildensAltrecht Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Jooske T van BusschbachUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center of Psychiatry, Rob Giel Research Center, Groningen, Netherlands.
Jaap van WeeghelPhrenos Center of Expertise for Severe Mental Illness, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Thea D I van AsseltUniversity of Groningen, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Groningen, Netherlands.

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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cost-effectiveness and budget impact of the Boston University Approach to Psychiatric Rehabilitation (BPR) compared to an active control condition (ACC) to increase the social participation (in competitive employment, unpaid work, education, and meaningful daily activities) of individuals with severe mental illnesses (SMIs). ACC can be described as treatment as usual but with an active component, namely the explicit assignment of providing support with rehabilitation goals in the area of social participation. Method: In a randomized clinical trial with 188 individuals with SMIs, BPR ( Results: Total costs per participant at 12-month follow-up were € 12,886 in BPR and € 12,012 in ACC, a non-significant difference. There were no differences with regard to social participation or QALYs. Therefore, BPR was not cost-effective compared to ACC. Types of expenditure with the highest costs were in order of magnitude: supported and sheltered housing, inpatient care, outpatient care, and organized activities. Estimated budget impact of wide BPR implementation ranged from cost savings to €190 million, depending on assumptions regarding uptake. There were no differences between the two costing variants meaning that from a health insurer perspective, there would be no additional costs if BPR was implemented on a wider scale in mental health care institutions. Conclusions: This was the first study to investigate BPR cost-effectiveness and budget impact. The results showed that BPR was not cost-effective compared to ACC. When interpreting the results, one must keep in mind that the cost-effectiveness of BPR was investigated in the area of social participation, while BPR was designed to offer support in all rehabilitation areas. Therefore, more studies are needed before definite conclusions can be drawn on the cost-effectiveness of the method as a whole.

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Boston University Approach to Psychiatric Rehabilitationbudget impactcost-effectivenessQALYquality of lifesevere mental illnesssocial participation

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PMID35722578
PMCPMC9199888

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