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Trial reportJournal of marital and family therapy2025

Cost-Effectiveness of Functional Family Therapy for Youth Probationers in Singapore: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Lue Fang, Stefanie Yuxuan Cai, Mahirah Abdul Latiff, Chin Chieh Hoo, Yiwei Zhou, Wei Tshen Ho, Yuqi Zhou

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Trial report in Journal of marital and family therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lue FangClinical & Forensic Psychology Service, Ministry of Social & Family Development, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1646-8949
Stefanie Yuxuan CaiClinical & Forensic Psychology Service, Ministry of Social & Family Development, Singapore.
Mahirah Abdul LatiffClinical & Forensic Psychology Service, Ministry of Social & Family Development, Singapore.
Chin Chieh HooTranslational Research, National Council of Social Service, Singapore.
Yiwei ZhouClinical & Forensic Psychology Service, Ministry of Social & Family Development, Singapore.
Wei Tshen HoClinical & Forensic Psychology Service, Ministry of Social & Family Development, Singapore.
Yuqi ZhouClinical & Forensic Psychology Service, Ministry of Social & Family Development, Singapore.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This randomized controlled study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of Functional Family Therapy (FFT) compared to Treatment As Usual (TAU) among 120 youth probationers in Singapore. The Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) was calculated to determine the cost per unit of non-recidivism, covering the period from probation inception to 3 years post probation. Overall, FFT showed higher costs (S$1183 vs. S$1070) but better non-recidivism rates (79% vs. 65%) compared to TAU. The ICER was S$807 per youth probationer (95% CI: S$230-S$1,061). For high-risk youth, FFT was both less costly and more effective (ICER: -S$2396), while for moderate-risk youth, it was more costly but more effective (ICER: S$2809). Using willingness-to-pay benchmarks published by Cohen et al., FFT was considered more cost-effective than TAU. The study concluded that FFT is a cost-effective intervention for youth probationers in Singapore.

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Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisCriminalsFamily TherapyJuvenile DelinquencyRecidivismAdolescentFemaleHumansMaleSingaporeYoung Adultat‐risk youthcost‐effectivenesseconomic evaluationfunctional family therapyICERjuvenile justicerecidivism

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PMID40170285
PMCPMC11962172

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