dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-06T18:30:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-06T18:30:21Z | |
dc.date.created | 2022-11-24T07:55:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kling, Johanna Asphaug, Lars Feragen, Kristin Judith Billaud . Cost-effectiveness analysis of a psychosocial web-based intervention for adolescents distressed by a visible difference: Results from a randomized controlled trial in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 2022 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/97891 | |
dc.description.abstract | Adolescents with a visible difference to the face or body (e.g., due to a congenital condition, illness, or injury), may be at risk of elevated psychological distress. Young Person's Face IT (YPF), a web-based psychosocial intervention, has displayed effectiveness, but no previous study has specifically evaluated its cost-effectiveness. The aim of our study was to investigate whether YPF could be a cost-effective alternative for psychosocial support to adolescents distressed by a visible difference, relative to care-as-usual (CAU). Within the context of a randomized controlled trial in Norway, 102 participants (43% boys) were allocated to intervention (n = 55) or waiting list control group (n = 47). Mean age was 13.9 years (SD = 1.71; range 11–18), and all self-identified as experiencing distress related to a visible difference. Participants answered questionnaires including measures of health-related quality of life and social anxiety at baseline and 3-month follow-up. A health economic evaluation using the method of cost-utility analysis was performed, including quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). Results indicated that the incremental cost-effectiveness of YPF was 63,641 Norwegian kroner per QALYs gained, which is well within the acceptability threshold in the Norwegian healthcare sector. Hence, YPF could potentially be considered a cost-effective intervention for adolescents experiencing distress related to a visible difference, but more research is needed that includes comparisons of YPF to other health- and societal resources and long-term follow-ups. Our study also constitutes an addition to research as, compared to interventions for somatic diseases, there is a lack of studies exploring the cost-effectiveness of psychological interventions. | |
dc.language | EN | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Cost-effectiveness analysis of a psychosocial web-based intervention for adolescents distressed by a visible difference: Results from a randomized controlled trial in Norway | |
dc.title.alternative | ENEngelskEnglishCost-effectiveness analysis of a psychosocial web-based intervention for adolescents distressed by a visible difference: Results from a randomized controlled trial in Norway | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.creator.author | Kling, Johanna | |
dc.creator.author | Asphaug, Lars | |
dc.creator.author | Feragen, Kristin Judith Billaud | |
cristin.unitcode | 185,52,11,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Helseledelse og helseøkonomi | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2079629 | |
dc.identifier.bibliographiccitation | info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Scandinavian Journal of Psychology&rft.volume=&rft.spage=&rft.date=2022 | |
dc.identifier.jtitle | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12885 | |
dc.type.document | Tidsskriftartikkel | |
dc.type.peerreviewed | Peer reviewed | |
dc.source.issn | 0036-5564 | |
dc.type.version | PublishedVersion | |
dc.relation.project | NFR/287243 | |