Cost-utility analysis of telephone-based cognitive behavior therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients with anxiety and depression comorbidities: an application for willingness to accept concept.

CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that TB-CBT can be recommended as a cost-saving and preventive approach over usual care plus befriending program in 42% of cases if AUS$64,000 savings should be achieved per QALY sacrificed. PMID: 30324818 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - Category: Health Management Tags: Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res Source Type: research