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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

Feliu-Soler, Albert, Cebolla, Ausias, McCracken, Lance M., D'Amico, Francesco, Knapp, Martin ORCID: 0000-0003-1427-0215, López-Montoyo, Alba, García-Campayo, Javier, Soler, Joaquim, Baños, Rosa M., Pérez-Aranda, Adrián, Andrés-Rodriguez, Laura, Rubio-Valera, Maria and Luciano, Juan V. (2018) Economic impact of third-wave cognitive behavioral therapies: a systematic review and quality assessment of economic evaluations in randomized controlled trials. Behavior Therapy, 49 (1). pp. 124-147. ISSN 0005-7894

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.07.001

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.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/behavior-therapy
Additional Information: © 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd
Divisions: Personal Social Services Research Unit
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2018 11:22
Last Modified: 20 Mar 2024 00:02
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/87626

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